John Love was the best pitcher in Western Illinois Valley - North this week. He accumulated zero wins and 10 strikeouts.
Love was the hottest hitter in the league this week, racking up a .250 average with four RBIs. His
Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia team went 2-3.
Routt Catholic's pitching staff dominated this week, allowing only 13 hits and 11 walks, both of which led the league. On the season, the Rockets have allowed just 162 hits, while striking out 179 batters.
Nick Lonergan leads the Rockets with 80 strikeouts in 51 innings.
Even after stealing 19 bases to lead the league over the past week, the Trojans are still looking up at Routt Catholic, which ranks No. 1 in steals, with 88 on the year.
Jansen Joehl leads Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia with 22 swipes so far this season.
Jonah Wayland led the league with eight hits this week for the Trojans. He is eigth in the league with 25 hits this year, and has a .281 batting average.
Routt Catholic's
Justin Ketcham threw five shutout innings in a 9-2 win over Rushville-Industry on Thursday. He struck out two, allowing zero hits.
Collin Sheehan was an RBI machine on Wednesday, as he knocked in five runs during Marquette Catholic's 8-7 win over Routt Catholic
