Lincoln-Way East and Homewood-Flossmoor get closer to the top, while Lincoln-Way West enters the rankings.
Top 10
With records through Sunday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. St. Laurence 8-1 (1): Louisville recruit Cory Les goes off for three home runs and five RBIs for the Vikings in 18-5 win over Chicago Latin.
2. Lincoln-Way East 8-0 (3): Taking over Tennessee, Rocco Triolo leads balanced attack with four RBIs over three games as the Griffins go 3-0 on spring break trip.
3. Homewood-Flossmoor 6-1 (4): Illinois-Chicago commit Mikey Watson delivers inside-the-park home run and four RBIs as the Vikings keep rolling with 12-3 win over Ogden International.
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4. Brother Rice 5-4 (2): Shohei who? Starting pitcher Brady Cunningham hits two homers and drives in four runs in 16-8 win over defending Class 4A champion Libertyville.
5. Mount Carmel 6-3 (5): Illinois recruit Anthony Chavez creates memorable Vegas vacation, driving in nine runs over five games as the Caravan go 3-2 at the All Faiths Classic.
6. Sandburg 7-0 (7): Giovanni Longo comes through with walk-off RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Eagles a thrilling 4-3 win over Marist.
7. Lockport 5-5 (9): Drew Satunas leads the Porters to big wins over Brother Rice and Providence, then they fall just short in the WJOL Tournament championship game.
8. Providence 3-1 (6): Bryce Tencza and the Celtics look to swing into high gear with four games this week, including three on a spring trip to Kentucky.
9. Lemont 4-1 (8): Grady Garofalo comes up with three hits and two RBIs to spark 10-0 victory over Maroa-Forsyth in team’s lone game of the week.
10. Lincoln-Way West 6-1 (NR): Jackson Mansker leads the way on spring trip to Georgia, driving in eight runs over four games as the Warriors go 3-1.
Player of the Week
Senior infielder Joey Ireland, an Illinois recruit, goes 6-for-10 with nine RBIs and eight runs over five games for Mount Carmel, which finishes 3-2 at the All Faiths Classic in Las Vegas.