Hickory Ridge's
Matt Grochmal was the best pitcher in 3A South Piedmont this week. Over the past week, he had one win and seven Ks.
Robinson made the biggest jump in the standings this week, moving from fourth to second place in the league thanks to a 1-0 record over the past seven days. Meanwhile,
Central Cabarrus fell hardest in the standings, dropping from second all the way to fourth place after going 1-1 in the past week. the Ragin' Bulls (10-4, 7-1) are now in first place.
Hickory Ridge's pitching staff had a strong showing this week, allowing only 15 hits and zero walks, both of which led the league.
Five batters hit over .400 this week. Leading the pack was Parker Henderson, who hit .714 by going 5-for-7.
Parker Henderson drove in three home runs this week.
The Vikings'
Garrett Freeze struck out ten the Bulldogs hitters en route to a 9-2 victory on March 26. Over his seven innings pitched he allowed two runs on three hits.
Grochmal threw a shutout as he led the Ragin' Bulls to victory over
Northwest Cabarrus, 5-0, on Thursday. He pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out seven, while giving up three hits.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.