On May 11, 2012, the top two teams in the current league standings will go head to head, as
Crescenta Valley and
Arcadia meet. The Falcons currently hold a 0.50-game lead over the Apaches for first place.
Burbank made the biggest jump in the national rankings, moving from 277 to 226 thanks to a 3-0 record over the past week.
Arcadia's pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing six hits and seven walks to lead the league in both categories. On the season, the Apaches have allowed just 124 hits, while striking out 157 batters.
Erik Trask leads the Apaches with 55 strikeouts in 53 innings.
Muir, the league leader in stolen bases this season with 58, added to its lead in that category with 16 more steals over the past week. Manager Robert Galvan is giving his players opportunities to steal, and
Keon Seymour has racked up a team-high 19 stolen bases for the Mustangs.
Muir's
Alfredo Resendiz finished his week with seven hits, tops in Pacific. On the season, he's hitting .275 and ranks sixteenth in the league with 11 hits.
