Rick Armstrong’s Aurora, Elgin, Naperville softball rankings and player of the week

With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.

1. Yorkville 9-1 (1)

Sara Ebner comes up with three hits for Foxes in win over Lincoln-Way West.

2. St. Charles North 4-1 (2)

Pitchers Ava Goettel, Paige Murray give up no earned runs in sweep of Cary-Grove.

3. St. Charles East 5-4-1 (3)

Losses mount in meat-grinder schedule with Marist, Lincoln-Way East, Yorkville.

4. Oswego 6-2 (6)

Aubriella Garza, Marissa Moffett lead offense in back-to-back 13-run outings.

5. Newark 11-0 (5)

Norsemen step up in class for nonconference wins over Geneseo, Princeton.

6. Oswego East 6-2 (8)

Ronnie Craft has back-to-back three-hit games in wins over DeKalb, Batavia.

7. Benet 5-1 (7)

Second straight Monday home run for sophomore shortstop Angela Horejs.

8. South Elgin 6-2 (9)

Homers from Hannah Harms, winning pitcher CeCe Bell lift Storm past Bartlett.

9. Naperville North 6-3 (NR)

Winning pitcher Charlotte Chelich strikes out 16, hits home run to beat Neuqua Valley.

10. Bartlett 4-2 (10)

Olivia Liguori hits home runs in 21-15 win over West Chicago, 10-5 loss to South Elgin.

Oswego’s Aubriella Garza went 9-for-12 in three wins, lifting her batting average to .625 (20-for-32). The sophomore right-hander picked up the pitching decision in two of the games.