THE POWER RANKINGS: Liberty Hill, Cedar Ridge creep closer to Johnson in Austin area Softball chart

If you’re looking for clarity, you’re in the wrong place.

Oh, sure, we’re keeping Buda Johnson at the top. While the Lady Jags lost a game last week, they lost to a good 17-8 6A Clemens team and that’s good enough to (barely) keep them ahead of surging 5A Liberty Hill – for now. But we’re watching them both closely, along with the rest of the Top 5.

Most of the week’s circular firing squad action came in District 26-6A. Bowie took it on the chin twice, albeit it in close games to ranked opponents Del Valle and Dripping Springs. As a result, the Lady Tigers stepped over the Lady Dawgs, as did Cedar Ridge, Georgetown and the aforementioned Liberty Hill. Meanwhile, Stony Point, Del Valle, Lake Travis and Leander treaded water; the first two pairing wins over ranked teams with losses to different ranked teams which prevented them from moving up.

Bastrop keeps climbing and now sits just outside our Top 10. And this week, it’s Rouse’s turn to crack the Rankings. Can they stay there, or will they be Whack-A-Moled out?

It looks like Mother Nature is gonna play nice this week, so we’ll see if things clear up any before next week’s poll. With all of these good teams beating each other up, consider me skeptical.

VYPE's Austin Softball Rankings

1. (1) Buda Johnson Lady Jaguars (6A) 18-4-1 (Def. La Vernia; L @ Clemens)

2. (3) Liberty Hill (5A) 18-4-1 (Def. Lockhart; Def. Glenn)

3. (4) Cedar Ridge Lady Raiders (6A) 14-3 (Def. Manor; Def. #7 Stony Point; Def. Vandegrift)

4. (5) Georgetown Lady Eagles (5A) 17-8-1 (Def. #14 East View; Def. Elgin)

5. (6) Dripping Springs (6A) 19-6-1 (Def. #15 Austin High; Def. #2 Bowie)

6. (2) Bowie (6A) 14-6 (L vs. #8 Del Valle; L @ #6 Dripping Springs)

7. (7) Stony Point Lady Tigers (6A) 16-5-1 (L @ #4 Cedar Ridge; Def. #12 Round Rock)

8. (8) Del Valle (6A) 14-4-1 (Def. #2 Bowie; L vs. #9 Lake Travis)

9. (9) Lake Travis Lady Cavaliers (6A) 15-8-1 (Def. #8 Del Valle)

10. (10) Leander Lady Lions (5A) 16-8 (Def. Cedar Park)

11. (13) Bastrop Lady Bears (5A) 15-6-1 (Def. Cedar Creek; Def. Navarro; Def. Austin LASA)

12. (12) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 11-8 (L @ Hutto; L vs. #7 Stony Point)

13. (11) Westlake Lady Chaparrals (6A) 11-10 (L @ Akins; Def. #15 Austin High)

14. (14) East View Lady Patriots (5A) 14-7 (L vs. #5 Georgetown; Def. Pflugerville)

15. (NR) Rouse Lady Raiders (5A) 13-9-2 (Def. Hays; L @ Cedar Park)