In Class 7A, top ranked Walton extended its current winning streak to eight games on Tuesday with a 4-0 win over Roswell. No. 2 Mill Creek defeated Discovery 10-0 on Wednesday to push its winning streak to 10 games. Within the 10-game winning streak includes victories over ranked Parkview, Brookwood, and previously ranked Norcross. North Gwinnett leapt Parkview for No. 3 in this week’s poll and remains perfect with a 14-0 record.
Pope remains a perfect 7-0 in the month of March and sits strong at No. 1 in the Class 6A poll. No. 2 Allatoona plated a 3-2 victory in eight innings over No. 4 Harrison Thursday night. No. 3 Winder-Barrow remains perfect against instate opponents and the Bulldogs defeated Cartersville 6-5 last Saturday.
Starr’s Mill and Cartersville lead the Class 5A and Class 4A polls for the second straight week. Heritage-Catoosa dropped to No. 7 in Class 4A after back-to-back losses to Northwest Whitfield this week. Marist sits at No. 8 in the poll with a 4-8 record, however, the War Eagles have been competitive in their challenging schedule and are one of two teams to beat Class 7A No. 2 Mill Creek this season.
In Class AA, Benedictine reclaimed No. 1 after Elbert County suffered a 7-1 loss to Stephens County last Friday. Bacon County used a pair of wins over Metter to jump the Tigers for No. 8.
Gordon Lee retains its status at No. 1 in Class A-Public after following last week’s 5-3 win over Ringgold by defeating Bowdon and Trion for the second time in March. Irwin County fell all the way to No. 9 after losing to Charlton County 8-1 and Lanier County 5-0 in the past week.
Class 7A
1. Walton (12-2)
2. Mill Creek (12-2)
3. North Gwinnett (14-0)
4. Parkview (10-3)
5. Brookwood (8-3)
6. Lassiter (10-3)
7. Woodstock (9-4)
8. Grayson (10-5)
9. South Forsyth (9-4)
10. Etowah (9-4)
Class 6A
1. Pope (12-1)
2. Allatoona (10-1)
3. Winder-Barrow (10-1)
4. Harrison (9-4)
5. Johns Creek (7-5)
6. Dalton (10-4)
7. Lee County (9-4)
8. Gainesville (10-2)
9. Valdosta (6-4)
10. Alpharetta (10-4)
Class 5A
1. Starr’s Mill (10-1)
2. Veterans (10-5)
3. Locust Grove (9-2)
4. Buford (8-7)
5. Griffin (11-1)
6. Carrollton (12-3)
7. Harris County (8-3)
8. Kell (12-4)
9. Jones County (10-3)
10. Loganville (5-8)
Class 4A
1. Cartersville (10-3)
2. Blessed Trinity (12-3)
3. Cedartown (11-1)
4. Eastside (10-2)
5. Jefferson (7-2)
6. Troup (10-6)
7. Heritage-Catoosa (8-4)
8. Marist (4-8)
9. Woodward Academy (7-3)
10. Oconee County (9-3)
Class 3A
1. North Hall (10-3)
2. Pierce County (10-5)
3. Ringgold (11-3)
4. Westminster (6-3)
5. Redan (7-8)
6. Lovett (4-7)
7. Greater Atlanta Christian (6-5)
8. Pace Academy (7-3)
9. Franklin County (5-3)
10. Calhoun (6-5)
Class 2A
1. Benedictine (9-7)
2. Elbert County (9-2)
3. Heard County (8-5)
4. Harlem (12-3)
5. Jeff Davis (10-5)
6. Callaway (8-7)
7. Berrien (6-5)
8. Bacon County (10-6)
9. Rockmart (6-7)
10. Metter (7-4)
Class A-Private
1. Holy Innocents’ (12-1)
2. Tattnall Square (12-1)
3. Savannah Christian (13-1)
4. King’s Ridge (10-4)
5. Hebron Christian (7-5)
6. Whitefield Academy (7-1)
7. Mount de Sales (8-5)
8. Calvary Day (6-4)
9. First Presbyterian Day (8-6-1)
10. George Walton Academy (7-7)
Class A-Public
1. Gordon Lee (9-3)
2. Bowdon (11-4)
3. Schley County (10-2)
4. Emanuel County Institute (10-1)
5. Trion (7-3)
6. Charlton County (9-2)
7. Lanier County (10-2)
8. Telfair County (7-3)
9. Irwin County (7-4)
10. Taylor County (11-1)
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