St. Charles East takes over the top spot, while Jacobs and Newark both join the rankings.
Top 10
With records through Sunday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. St. Charles East 4-1 (2): Brynn Maple and Hayden Sujack each hit home runs to back Hannah Wulf, who throws five-hitter with 11 strikeouts in 4-0 win over Downers Grove North.
2. St. Charles North 2-0 (3): Abby Zawadzki tallies three hits with homer, double and five RBIs to go with one-hit shutout as the North Stars roll past Burlington Central 8-0.
3. Oswego East 5-0 (6): Danielle Stone delivers with three hits, including double and triple, to lead Wolves past Ottawa 7-4.
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4. South Elgin 4-3 (4): Charlotte Rzenno and Ava Lazare, a pair of freshmen, drive in six runs apiece as the Storm go 3-3 on Tennessee trip.
5. Jacobs 3-1 (NR): Avery St. Leger records four hits and Kate Takasaki hits homer for Golden Eagles in a 12-2 rout of Guilford.
6. Yorkville 3-4 (5): Austyn Strike, another freshman, comes through with home run, double and sacrifice fly to drive in four runs as Foxes top Geneva 14-1.
7. Kaneland 1-1 (7): Addison Coulter is hitting .444 to lead the offense for Knights, who lost 6-5 in 10 innings to Yorkville and beat Serena 6-4.
8. Waubonsie Valley 3-2 (9): Sophomore pitcher Molly Quinn rolls along with 15 strikeouts in 5-0 win over Bolingbrook and 13 strikeouts in 4-3 win over Bartlett.
9. Oswego 2-5 (1): Adalynn Fugitt and Jaelynn Anthony combine on three-hitter as Panthers open St. Louis trip with 3-0 win over Columbia.
10. Newark 2-3 (NR): Adelaide Johnson notches four hits with a triple as Norseman capitalize on five unearned runs to edge Genoa-Kingston 8-7.
Player of the Week
South Elgin’s Charlotte Rzenno makes impressive varsity debut, going 4-for-7 with two homers, a double, five walks and six RBIs in her first four games. She touts .750 on-base percentage with 1.571 slugging percentage.