Fear the Reapers. Plano enters rankings and four teams move up, while St. Charles North’s Josh Caccia is the player of the week.
Top 10
With records through Thursday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. St. Charles North 17-3-1 (1)
North Stars ride 11-game win streak, culminating with three-game sweep of St. Charles East.
2. Geneva 16-5-1 (2)
Hot start for Vikings gets halted by three-game sweep at the hands of rival Batavia.
3. Burlington Central 15-7 (4)
Michael Person earns win on the mound and hits a homer against Prairie Ridge.
4. Hampshire 17-6 (5)
Senior lefty Jack Schane lowers ERA to 1.58 with four-inning shutout vs. Dundee-Crown.
5. Bartlett 18-7 (7)
Brendan Campbell is hitting .411 while also going 4-2 on mound with 2.82 ERA for Hawks.
6. Kaneland 15-6 (8)
Knights recover from two losses to Sycamore with three consecutive victories.
7. St. Charles East 9-7 (3)
Offensive woes continue to plague Saints, who were hitting .258 as a team through 15 games.
8. Jacobs 15-8 (6)
Golden Eagles go 1-4, including two-game sweeps to Burlington Central and Crystal Lake Central.
9. Yorkville 14-9 (9)
After losing three of four, Foxes rebound with a pair of conference wins over Oswego.
10. Plano 19-7 (NR)
Sophomore slugger Jason Phillips is hitting .519 with 11 doubles and three homers for Reapers.
Player of the Week
A week after setting the program record for career strikeouts, St. Charles North senior Josh Caccia struck out the first eight batters of the game Saturday against St. Charles East. He ended up striking out 11 in five innings.
Paul Johnson is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.
