Softball Rankings: Red-hot Piedmont surges as multiple top teams fall in statewide polls

With postseason play on the horizon, teams across the state are battling for conference titles, and jockeying for RPI position.

Two teams ranked No. 1 in our area code rankings fell last week which caused statewide shakeup in the polls.

Four new teams entered into Top-25 including unbeaten Kings Mountain who surged through the 704 rankings after Union County saw Porter Ridge, Marvin Ridge, and Weddington all defeat each other. Piedmont softball continued to roll to zoom past all three, and into the top 10.

West Wilkes, who has held steady at No. 3 in the state for the better part of the last month, jumps up a spot after Ledford handed No. 2 Oak Grove its first loss of the year.

Cherryville, Triton, and North Lenoir used their hot play to enter the Top-15 area code rankings.

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Rankings reminders:

• Rankings are updated weekly and released on every Monday
• All high schools in the state of North Carolina, excluding athletic training academies, are eligible for the statewide top 25
• There is a separate top 15 for the state's six area codes that is also updated weekly
• Rankings are paused during the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs
• Final rankings are released the week after the state championships

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HSOT Statewide Top 25: Softball

1. Mooresville, 18-0
2. West Wilkes, 13-0
3. South Caldwell, 17-0
4. Garner, 16-1
5. Oak Grove, 17-1
6. North Duplin, 11-1
7. Wakefield, 16-2
8. Scotland, 13-1
9. Northwest Guilford, 17-2
10. Piedmont, 15-2
11. Alexander Central, 15-3
12. Willow Spring, 15-3
13. High Point Christian , 14-2
14. Kings Mountain, 14-0 new
15. West Henderson, 13-1
16. Porter Ridge, 12-2
17. Marvin Ridge, 12-2
18. Southern Nash, 15-0
19. Orange, 14-2
20. Bunker Hill, 14-1
21. Maiden, 9-2
22. Topsail, 13-3
23. McMichael, 17-2 new
24. Laney, 13-2 new
25. North Stanly, 15-1 new

Last Week's Rankings:

Softball Rankings: Willow Spring and Laney join top 25; five new teams break into area code rankings

Area Code Top 15 rankings: Softball

The top teams in this week's area code rankings are: Southern Nash (252), Wakefield (919), Scotland (910), Northwest Guilford (336), Mooresville (704), and South Caldwell (828).

252 area code

1. Southern Nash, 15-0
2. D.H. Conley, 13-3
3. Martin County, 16-1
4. Washington, 12-3
5. South Central, 10-4
6. New Bern, 13-4
7. Camden County, 12-2
8. Havelock, 12-4
9. Northside (Pinetown), 12-3
10. Bear Grass Charter, 13-5
11. Pamlico County, 13-5
12. Perquimans, 14-6
13. Rocky Mount Academy, 9-2
14. Roanoke Rapids, 11-2
15. North Lenoir, 11-1 new

919 area code

1. Garner, 16-1
2. Wakefield, 16-2
3. Willow Spring, 15-3
4. Orange, 14-2
5. Apex Friendship, 12-2
6. South Johnston, 13-1
7. Cleveland, 11-4
8. Wayne Christian, 13-3
9. Wake Forest, 10-5
10. Panther Creek, 9-5
11. Apex, 12-5
12. Corinth Holders, 9-7
13. Clayton, 10-6
14. Holly Springs, 9-7
15. Fuquay-Varina, 10-7

910 area code

1. North Duplin, 11-1
2. Scotland, 13-1
3. Topsail, 13-3
4. Laney, 13-2
5. South Brunswick, 15-4
6. Cape Fear , 12-3
7. Union Pines, 12-4
8. Dixon, 14-3
9. Freedom Christian, 14-0
10. Lumberton, 18-3
11. Midway, 12-2
12. South View, 13-3
13. Hoggard, 10-4
14. Richlands, 13-6
15. Triton, 13-4 new

336 area code

1. West Wilkes, 13-0
2. Oak Grove, 17-1
3. Northwest Guilford, 17-2
4. High Point Christian , 14-2
5. McMichael, 17-2
6. Southwestern Randolph, 12-3
7. Uwharrie Charter, 14-2
8. West Stokes, 15-3
9. Reagan, 15-3
10. Ledford, 13-3
11. Southern Alamance, 14-3
12. West Forsyth, 16-3
13. East Wilkes, 17-2
14. North Davidson, 13-6
15. Davie County, 15-6

704 area code

1. Mooresville, 18-0
2. Piedmont, 15-2
3. Kings Mountain, 14-0
4. Porter Ridge, 12-2
5. Marvin Ridge, 12-2
6. North Stanly, 15-1
7. Weddington, 12-2
8. Hickory Ridge, 14-5
9. East Rowan, 15-3
10. Crest, 12-3
11. West Stanly, 13-7
12. Parkwood, 11-4
13. Lake Norman, 13-7
14. Cannon School, 10-7-1
15. Cherryville, 15-2 new

828 area code

1. South Caldwell, 17-0
2. Alexander Central, 15-3
3. West Henderson, 13-1
4. Bunker Hill, 14-1
5. Maiden, 9-2
6. Franklin, 11-2
7. Murphy, 11-1
8. Enka, 13-2
9. Robbinsville, 14-2
10. McDowell, 10-4
11. Draughn, 13-5
12. Fred T. Foard, 9-3
13. Owen, 13-2
14. Bandys, 11-6
15. Pisgah, 9-5

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