Carmel and Libertyville move back into the rankings as Warren, Lake Zurich and Grayslake North move up.
Top 10
With records through Tuesday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Antioch 10-2 (1): Freshman Pearl Wenzel strikes out 32 over 14 1/3 innings as she picks up two wins for the Sequoits.
2. Stevenson 10-1 (2): Providing pop at the top, Dalya Barron hits a two-run homer in the Patriots’ win over New Trier.
3. Warren 8-4 (4): Freshman Adriana Burke is a key factor in the Blue Devils’ 5-0 start in the North Suburban Conference, blanking Mundelein and allowing one run against Stevenson.
4. Mundelein 5-3 (3): Wisconsin-Stevens Point commit Emily Courtney leads the Mustangs with a .400 batting average.
5. Lake Zurich 7-4 (6): Alaina Krzeminski is hitting .455 with three home runs, two doubles and 16 RBIs for the Bears.
6. Grayslake North 8-3 (8): Freshman Gabby Zapata hits a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Knights over Lake Zurich.
7. Carmel 4-4 (NR): Kaitlyn Konen, who is displaying great range at shortstop, bats .636 in four games, including three wins.
8. Vernon Hills 6-7-1 (7): Maiya Anderson goes on a hot streak, too, batting .526 with six RBIs and seven stolen bases in six games.
9. Wauconda 9-8 (5): The future is now with sophomore Maddie May and freshman Ainsleigh Buse, who rack up 12 hits and eight RBIs combined over four games.
10. Libertyville 5-6 (NR): Georgetown commit Taylor Higham is batting .500 to power the Wildcats’ offense.
Player of the week
Sophomore shortstop Cassandra Gabbianelli hits .462 with an .846 slugging percentage and six RBIs as Warren wins three of four games.
Bobby Narang is a freelance reporter.
