Each week, Daily Herald sports experts Darnell Dickson and Brandon Gurney rank the top five teams in the Utah Valley in baseball, softball, boys soccer, boys volleyball and boys and girls lacrosse (records as of May 4):

BASEBALL

1. Maple Mountain (22-1)

Junior Cy Chrisman leads the state with 15 home runs, 40 RBI.

2. American Fork (18-4)

Cavemen have won five games in a  row.

3. Pleasant Grove (18-4)

Drew Smith hitting an even .500 with 35 hits and 25 RBI for Vikings.

4. Timpanogos (18-7)

No. 4 seed T-Wolves open 4A tourney with No. 13 Pine View.

5. Provo (18-8)

4A Super Regionals bring long trip to No. 7 Bear River.

– Darnell Dickson

SOFTBALL 

1. Salem Hills (21-4)

Skyhawks remain on top of rankings despite losses to Springville and Spanish Fork last week.

2. Lehi (17-8)

Pioneers are rounding into form, have won six straight including a 12-3 victory over PG.

3. Pleasant Grove (19-6)

Vikings won an extra-innings thriller over Westlake, and move past the Thunder in the rankings.

4. Westlake (17-6)

Thunder have lost two of three but still compete among the best in the Valley.

5. Payson (19-6)

Lions manage to hang on to No. 5 spot despite taking losses to Bear River and Uintah.

– Brandon Gurney

BOYS SOCCER 

1. Lone Peak (15-2)

Knights were tested by AF and Skyridge last week, winning both matches 2-1.

2. Skyridge (12-5)

Falcons remain on Lone Peak’s heels after nearly pulling the upset last week.

3. Wasatch (14-2)

Wasps are in prime form after beating Springville and Cedar Valley by combined score of 12-0.

4. Orem (12-2)

Tigers look to be back on track following consecutive wins vs. Uintah and Timpanogos.

5. American Fork (10-4)

Cavemen had a rough week with losses to Lone Peak and Pleasant Grove.

– Brandon Gurney

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

1. Maple Mountain (25-1)

No. 1 seed seeks to defend 5A title this week.

2. Westlake (22-5)

Thunder earned No. 2 seed at this week’s 6A Tournament.

3. Orem (22-6)

Tigers begin redemption tour in 4A Tournament this week.

4. Lehi (16-4)

Pioneers have won three in a row and are No. 4 seed in 6A Tournament.

5. Wasatch (18-8)

Wasps check in as No. 3 seed in 5A Tournament.

– Darnell Dickson

BOYS LACROSSE

1. Skyridge (16-0)

Falcons were taken to the brink by Lone Peak but won 14-13 thriller for Region 3 title.

2. Lone Peak (11-4)

Knights maintain second spot in rankings led by formidable defense and top scorer Emmett Fenton.

3. Maple Mountain (11-5)

Golden Eagles rebounded from loss to powerhouse Brighton with convincing 15-3 win vs. Salem Hills.

4. Payson (12-4)

Lions paced by leading scorer Gary Bolton, who has amassed 92 total points this season.

5. Timpview (10-6)

Thunderbirds have won five of past six and appear to be a a contender again.

– Brandon Gurney

GIRLS LACROSSE

1. Salem Hills (15-1)

Skyhawks have won six in a row, with only loss this season to 6A Bingham.

2. Lone Peak (14-3)

Sadie Neueschwander with five goals in 16-10 victory vs. Skyridge.

3. Skyridge (13-3)

Falcons won first meeting with Lone Peak 13-8 on March 27.

4. Provo (12-2)

Bulldogs winning streak has reached 11 games.

5. Payson (8-7)

Lions surging, preparing for rematch with Timpanogos on Monday.

– Darnell Dickson