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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)
THE POWER RANKINGS: Buda Johnson maintains top spot; Lake Travis climbs Austin area Softball chart
After a lot of smoke and fire this past week – actually more like thunder and lightning – there really wasn’t a whole lot of movement in this week’s Power Rankings. Buda Johnson swept both their opponents to remain on top of the poll. Bowie dropped their second 1-run game this year to surging Lake Travis but it’s hard to penalize Bowie too much, especially since Liberty Hill also dropped a game last week. And so it went throughout the standings with most teams mimicking their nearest rivals’ results.
It’s not until we reach the aforementioned Lake Travis that we see some real movement. The Lady Cavs’ clutch win over Bowie completed a sweep for the week and allowed Lake Travis to climb three spots and crack the Top 10. Round Rock and Bastrop also climbed a bit in the Rankings, but most of the pack stayed put.
With less than a month remaining in the regular season, here’s where they stand.
VYPE's Austin Softball Rankings
1. (1) Buda Johnson Lady Jaguars (6A) 17-3-1 (W vs. San Marcos; W vs. Steele)
2. (2) Bowie (6A) 14-4 (W vs. Canyon; L vs. #12 Lake Travis
3. (3) Liberty Hill (5A) 16-4-1 (W @ #10 Leander; L vs. Rouse)
4. (4) Cedar Ridge Lady Raiders (6A) 11-3 (W vs. McNeil)
5. (5) Georgetown Lady Eagles (5A) 15-8-1 (W vs. Pflugerville; W vs. Pflugerville Connally)
6. (6) Dripping Springs (6A) 17-6-1 (W vs. Westlake; W vs. Akins)
7. (7) Stony Point Lady Tigers (6A) 15-4-1 (W vs. Hutto; W @ Manor)
8. (8) Del Valle (6A) 13-3-1 (W vs. Akins; W vs. Austin High)
9. (12) Lake Travis Lady Cavaliers (6A) 14-8-1 (W vs. Austin High; W vs. #2 Bowie)
10. (10) Leander Lady Lions (5A) 15-8 (L vs. #3 Liberty Hill; W @ Hays)
11. (9) Westlake Lady Chaparrals (6A) 10-9 (L vs. #6 Dripping Springs)
12. (13) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 11-6 (W @ Vandegrift; W vs. Vista Ridge)
13. (15) Bastrop Lady Bears (5A) 12-6-1 (W vs. Ann Richards)
14. (14) East View Lady Patriots (5A) 13-6 (W @ Hendrickson; L @ Weiss)
15. (11) Austin High Lady Maroons (6A) – 12-8 (L @ #12 Lake Travis; L @ #8 Del Valle)