In the ongoing battle for first place, McCluer beat James River this week, 8-6 on Tuesday.
McCluer sits in first place in A Pioneer at 7-2 (10-8 overall).
The league's top pitcher this week was
Covington's
Chad Lipes. He picked up one win and seven strikeouts.
The Cougars' pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing zero hits and four walks to lead the league in both categories. Covington has given up a mere 94 hits on the year, while striking out 119 opposing hitters. Lipes is the leader in that category with 72 Ks on the season.
Derek Dressler had four hits in four at bats in Covington's 1-0 victory over Craig County on Thursday. He also drove in three runners and scored one runs.
