Gaylesville's
Gable Lawson was the best pitcher in 1A Area 13 this week. Over the past week, he racked up one win and 14 strikeouts.
Spring Garden (6-0 in the league play, 13-9 overall) and
Cedar Bluff (4-0, 11-6) are locked in a battle atop the standings of the league. Over the past week, the Panthers was 0-4 and the Tigers went 2-2.
Spring Garden's pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing 14 hits and two walks to lead the league in both categories.
The Trojans, the league's stolen base leader this season with 79, added to their lead in that category with 20 more steals over the past week.
Gaylesville's Lawson is tearing up 1A Area 13 this season as he leads the league in average, hits and RBIs. This season Lawson has feasted on opponents pitching with a .500 average and 20 RBIs thanks to 28 hits.
Lawson had a torrid week in the league for the Trojans, as he led in hits, RBIs and batting average. Lawson compiled a .700 average on 14 hits and drove in ten runs.
Coleman Murphy was an RBI machine on Tuesday, as he knocked in four runs during Gaylesville's 18-4 win over
Jacksonville Christian Academy. He went 2-for-4 and scored two runs.
The Trojans' Lawson struck out eight the Thunder hitters en route to a 18-8 victory on April 2.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
