West County, Oran, Valle among region's top-ranked baseball teams

The latest Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association poll includes only two teams that moved up: Saxony Lutheran and Valle.

Saxony moved into the Class 1 rankings released Friday. The Crusaders sit at No. 9 behind Oran and Valle, which are tied at No. 4. Oran was No. 3 in the previous poll two weeks earlier, while Valle was No. 5.

Both Cooter and Winona dropped out of the top 10.

In Class 2, West County is highest among area teams at No. 4 (down from No. 3), Clearwater is No. 6 (down from No. 5), Scott City is No. 8 (down from No. 7) and Twin Rivers is No. 9 (down from No. 6).

In Class 3, Festus is No. 10, just as it was two weeks ago.