Unbeaten Marist and Lincoln-Way Central keep rolling along. Marian Catholic enters the rankings.
Top 10
With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Marist 5-0 (1)
Gabi Novickas and Bree Hanik lead the RedHawks’ home run pack with three apiece.
2. Lincoln-Way Central 5-0 (2)
Ellie McLaughlin and Carly Karales provide a solid one-two punch at top of the order.
3. Lincoln-Way West 8-1 (3)
Reese Forsythe rides an eight-game hitting streak en route a red-hot .667 batting average.
4. Lincoln-Way East 7-0 (5)
Mia Balta comes through with big week of hitting, including a double and three RBIs.
5. Beecher 6-0 (6)
Bobcats are looking to continue remarkable streak of 22 straight conference titles.
6. Andrew 6-2 (4)
Thunderbolts slip against Marian Catholic, but Leighton Gutsch delivers with big 4-for-9 week.
7. Shepard 4-1 (7)
Lexy Stergiopoulos is a doubles machine so far for Astros with four.
8. Lockport 6-4 (8)
Kelcie McGraw is striking out two batters an inning for the Porters.
9. Marian Catholic 5-1 (NR)
Kendyl Rainey grabs reins at plate with three hits with a home run in quality win over Andrew.
10. Oak Forest 4-1 (10)
Kamryn Castillo goes 6-for-14 with five RBIs and six runs to start the season.
Player of the Week
Senior shortstop Sofie Panatera hits .462 with two home runs and seven RBIs as Evergreen Park beats Oak Lawn and Sandburg.
Tony Baranek is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.
