Brendan Mckay was the best pitcher in WPIAL AAA 1 this week. He won one game and struck out 25 batters.
The league's longest active winning streak belongs to
Blackhawk (19-2, 13-2), undefeated over its last five games. In the past week, the Cougars won another two games, including a 4-0 win over Beaver. The team's hottest hitter over the past week was
Steve Ohara, who had three hits and drove in four runs.
The Cougars' pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing 11 hits and four walks to lead the league in both categories. Blackhawk has given up a mere 99 hits on the year in addition to compiling 142 strikeouts. Mckay is the leader in that category with 84 Ks on the season.
