Salem and
Thayer are tied atop the standings of South Central, leaving first place open for the taking.
The Bobcats had a successful week, as they won two total games to lead the league. Thayer beat
Liberty 4-2 and
Dora 1-0.
Although
Willow Springs gave up only two hits last week, fewest in the league, the Bobcats lead the league with just nine allowed all season.
Cabool, the league's stolen base leader this season with 20, added to its lead in that category with 14 more steals over the past week.
There were six hitters that batted over .400 in the league this week. Leading the pack was Austin Baker, who hit 1.000 by going 5-for-5.
Drew Pearson hit one home run this week.
Randy Brill was an RBI machine on Thursday, as he knocked in four runs during the Bulldogs' 16-1 win over
Summersville. He went 2-for-4 and scored two runs.
Markus Rader threw a shutout as he led Cabool to victory over the Bears, 3-0, on Monday. He struck out six, allowing five hits.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
