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THE POWER RANKINGS: Dripping Springs, Weiss, Georgetown remain atop Austin area softball podium
Dripping Springs, Weiss and Georgetown completed perfect weeks to cling to the podium in this week’s softball Power Rankings. Leander and East View moved up behind them to round out the Top 5, the latter slipping past Hendrickson after defeating the Lady Hawks in district play.
Liberty Hill remained at #7 despite a loss to Leander while Hutto moved ahead of Bowie after two impressive wins. Vista Ridge knocked off ranked Round Rock to close out the Top 10.
Hays swept their week to continue climbing the ladder to #11 ahead of Round Rock, both just ahead of newcomer Bastrop who debuted at #13. Gateway Prep, once again the highest ranked 4A club, settled in behind the Lady Bears at #14.
We don’t have a #15. All of the teams listed as “On the radar” are hovering at or around .500. If/when one of them sweeps a week and looks like they’re gathering momentum, we’ll slot them in the Rankings. Until then, we’re just guessing so we’ll guess equally until someone gets on a roll.
And with that, here’s how they stand heading into Easter Week.
VYPE's Austin Softball Rankings
(Last week’s rankings in parentheses)
1. (1) Dripping Springs Lady Tigers (6A) 20-6-1 (Def. #15 Westlake; def. Akins)
2. (2) Weiss Lady Wolves (5A) 21-3-2 (Def. Pflugerville Connally; def. #6 East View)
3. (3) Georgetown Lady Eagles (5A) 19-8 (Def. Pflugerville; def. Pflugerville Connally)
4. (5) Leander Lady Lions (5A) 23-5-1 (Def. #14 Glenn; def. #7 Liberty Hill)
5. (6) East View Lady Patriots (5A) 21-7 (Def. #4 Hendrickson; lost vs. #2 Weiss)
6. (4) Hendrickson Lady Hawks (5A) 19-5 (Lost @ #6 East View; def. Elgin)
7. (7) Liberty Hill Lady Panthers (5A) 18-7 (Def. Cedar Park, lost vs. #5 Leander)
8. (9) Hutto Lady Hippos (6A) 20-9-2 (Def. Stony Point; def. #11 Round Rock)
9. (8) Bowie Lady Bulldogs (6A) 15-10-1 (Lost @ Steele; def. Lake Travis)
10. (10) Vista Ridge Lady Rangers (6A) 16-8 (Def. #11 Round Rock; def. McNeil)
11. (12) Hays Lady Hawks (5A) 20-6 (Def. Lehman; def. Cedar Park)
12. (11) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 13-7 (Lost @ #10 Vista Ridge; lost vs. #9 Hutto)
13. (NR) Bastrop Lady Bears (5A) 16-10 (Def. Ann Richards; def. Cedar Creek)
14. (13) Gateway Prep Lady Gators (4A) 14-5 (Def. Taylor)
15. N/A
On the Radar: Lake Travis (6A) 13-12; Stony Point (6A) 12-12; Glenn (13-13-1); Westlake (6A) 10-11
THE POWER RANKINGS: Dripping Springs solidifies hold on Austin area softball standings
Top-ranked Dripping Springs took advantage of their district Bye week to overpower next door neighbor Fredericksburg and remained atop this week’s Softball Power Rankings. There was plenty of churn behind them, however. Weiss knocked off Georgetown and flip-flopped with the Lady Eagles on the podium while Hendrickson and Leander swept their opponents to round out the Top 5.
East View swept Elgin to bypass Liberty Hill and rise to #6. Bowie stayed put at #8 while Hutto moved up a spot after winning both games last week, including a victory over Vista Ridge who slipped to #10.
Round Rock remained at #11 and Hays moved up to #12 (and may actually be better than that). It gets messy after that as teams pop into the bottom of the Rankings and can’t seem to stay there. Gateway Prep remains the only 4A club after slipping to #13 while Westlake clings to the standings at #15, primarily because other teams that might replace them all lost as well. In between them, Glenn emerged at #14 – for now.
A week ahead of baseball, softball squads are heading down the backstretch of their district schedules with playoffs on the horizon. Here’s how they stand as we move into late March.
VYPE's Austin Softball Rankings
(Last week’s rankings in parentheses)
1. (1) Dripping Springs Lady Tigers (6A) 18-6-1 (Def. Fredericksburg)
2. (3) Weiss Lady Wolves (5A) 19-3-2 (Def. #2 Georgetown, def. Pflugerville)
3. (2) Georgetown Lady Eagles (5A) 17-8 (Lost vs. #3 Weiss)
4. (4) Hendrickson Lady Hawks (5A) 18-4 (Def. Pflugerville; def. Pflugerville Connally)
5. (5) Leander Lady Lions (5A) 21-5-1 (Def. Rouse, def. Lockhart)
6. (7) East View Lady Patriots (5A) 20-6 (Def. Elgin)
7. (6) Liberty Hill Lady Panthers (5A) 17-6 (Def. Lehman, lost at #13 Hays)
8. (8) Bowie Lady Bulldogs (6A) 14-9-1 (Def. Austin High)
9. (10) Hutto Lady Hippos (6A) 18-9-2 (Def. Vandegrift, def. #9 Vista Ridge)
10. (9) Vista Ridge Lady Rangers (6A) 14-8 (Def. Stony Point, lost @ #10 Hutto)
11. (11) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 13-5 (Def. Manor, def. Cedar Ridge)
12. (13) Hays Lady Hawks (5A) 18-6 (Def. Glenn, def. #6 Liberty Hill)
13. (12) Gateway Prep Lady Gators (4A) 13-5 (Def. Lampasas, lost vs. Salado)
14. (NR) Glenn Lady Grizzlies (5A) 13-11-1 (Lost vs. #13 Hays, def. Cedar Park)
15. (14) Westlake Lady Chaparrals (6A) 10-10 (Lost @ Del Valle)
On the Radar: Stony Point (6A) 11-11; Bastrop (14-10); Lake Travis (6A) 12-11