West Aurora and South Elgin both move up, while Bartlett joins rankings topped again by Geneva.
Top 10
With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Geneva 11-1 (1): Michigan State recruit Mason Bruesch goes 6-for-9 with two doubles and six RBIs for the red-hot Vikings.
2. Jacobs 9-1 (2): The Golden Eagles sweep Hampshire behind the pitching of George Donze and Cooper Gulgren.
3. West Aurora 10-3 (5): Zach Toma pitches five scoreless innings against Glenbard South and drives in six runs against Streamwood.
4. Hampshire 9-3-1 (4): Pinch-runner Ryan Draftz scores the game-winner in a 2-1 Fox Valley Conference win over Crystal Lake Central.
5. St. Charles East 7-3 (3): Andrew Evans pitches 5 1/3 innings and strikes out four for the Saints in a 4-2 win over Barrington.
6. St. Charles North 6-4-2 (6): The North Stars are trying to find their mojo in close games, going 0-4 so far in one-run games.
7. Yorkville 7-4 (7): Jackson Knickerbocker comes though by throwing a complete-game shutout for the Foxes in a 2-0 win over Morris.
8. South Elgin 7-4 (9): Freshman right-hander Trenton Nichols works five scoreless with four strikeouts for his first varsity win over Ridgewood.
9. Bartlett 8-5 (NR): Freshman infielder Mason Leiterman goes 3-for-3 with two doubles and four RBIs in a 12-2 victory over Fenton.
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10. Oswego East 7-5 (10): Andrew Schmidt throws a five-inning no-hitter in leading the Wolves to an 11-0 win over Joliet Central.
Player of the Week
Bartlett’s Vince Yario is heating up at the plate on the mound, picking up a win with four scoreless innings against Streamwood and then going 9-for-12 in four games at the plate with three doubles, two homers and 10 RBIs.
Paul Johnson is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.