Oswego and South Elgin move up, while Metea Valley and Oswego East enter rankings. Oswego’s Aubriella Garza is the player of the week.
Top 10
With records through Thursday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. St. Charles East 10-5 (1)
Senior catcher Samantha Gaca hit over .500 with one home run as Saints go 4-2 in six games.
2. St. Charles North 8-0 (2)
Old school? Junior pitcher Paige Murray strikes out 14 in 1-0 win over Wheaton Warrenville South.
3. Oswego 9-6 (4)
Sophomore Jaelynn Anthony, juniors Aubriella Garza and Kiyah Chavez combine for 18 homers.
4. South Elgin 12-6 (8)
Junior pitcher Anna Kiel paces Storm with 10 strikeouts in 2-1 eight-inning win over Lockport.
5. Metea Valley 9-6 (NR)
Genevieve Gonzales pitches Mustangs to 2-1 nonconference win over Glenbard North
6. Newark 15-2 (6)
Reason to howl? Senior shortstop Ryan Williams, who wants to be a veterinarian, has 33 RBIs.
7. Aurora Central Catholic 14-2 (7)
Junior pitcher/utility player Kate Gambro leads Chargers with 26 hits, 26 runs and 24 RBIs.
8. Oswego East 9-9 (NR)
Senior second baseman Ronnie Craft, a Hillsdale recruit, paces Wolves’ attack with 29 hits.
9. Yorkville 9-8 (3)
Foxes will dedicate new softball field at 3:30 p.m. Monday before hosting Plainfield Central.
10. Sandwich 10-3 (10)
Sophomore catcher Kayden Corneils hits home run in 10-inning loss to Woodstock North.
Player of the Week
Junior pitcher/infielder Aubriella Garza broke the program’s record for career home runs with her 16th in Saturday’s 8-6 loss to Lemont. She added two more homers in wins over Yorkville and Oswego East and finished the stretch with six hits and eight RBIs.
