Libertyville, Mundelein and Grayslake Central hold steady in the top three sports, while Carmel enters the rankings at No. 10.
TOP 10
With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Libertyville 17-2 (1)
Valparaiso commit Cole Lockwood blows past the Wildcats’ all-time record for stolen bases, recording 17 so far this season to give him 56 in his career. The previous mark was 43.
2. Mundelein 13-4-2 (2)
Saint Louis pitching commit Caden Earing’s bat has done the talking recently with eight hits, including four doubles, and five RBIs in the Mustangs’ past three games.
3. Grayslake Central 13-3 (3)
Ian McGowan has been the Rams’ most consistent hitter, batting .400 with 17 RBIs and 16 runs scored this season.
4. Warren 14-3 (5)
Braylan McCarthy is double trouble in the Blue Devils’ North Suburban Conference win against Zion-Benton on Tuesday, striking out 10 in six scoreless innings and going 2-for-3.
5. Highland Park 13-3-1 (4)
Ben Lichtenfeld, Paxton Feder, Trent Harradine and Josh Midanek each contributes two hits in the Giants’ Central Suburban North win against Maine West on Tuesday.
6. Lakes 12-4 (7)
Owen Klosinski’s four hits help the Eagles win a Northern Lake County Conference game against Round Lake on Wednesday and raise his average to .535.
7. Grant 11-5 (6)
Ramzi Abdelhak has a .527 on-base percentage from the leadoff spot for the Bulldogs.
8. Lake Zurich 11-6 (8)
Owen Strahl hits two of his four homers and drives in four runs in the Bears’ nonconference win against Deerfield on Wednesday.
9. Antioch 11-7-1 (9)
Ben Clausen has been very effective on the mound for the Sequoits, posting a 0.75 ERA over 18 2/3 innings, and the bottom half of the lineup has been productive.
10. Carmel 8-8 (NR)
Michael Haran, who is hitting .372, goes 2-for-4 with two doubles in the Corsairs’ win against Nazareth on Saturday.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior left-hander Joshua Holst strikes out 14 over seven innings during Libertyville’s 5-0 North Suburban Conference win against Mundelein on Monday, part of a week in which he also went 6-for-13 with six RBIs.
Steve Reaven is a freelance reporter.
