With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Stevenson 16-6 (3)
Chris Iannuzzi went 5-of-12 in five games and allowed one earned run over 13 innings in wins against Mundelein and Lake Forest.
2. Warren 14-5 (1)
Charlie Badgley, Cole Clark and Tony Font combined for seven hits in a win against Lakes on Wednesday.
3. Grayslake Central 16-3 (4)
Colin Kornit, Fikret Durmus and Nolan Mussay combined for a no-hitter against Antioch on April 21. The Rams bring a 14-game winning streak into the weekend.
4. Libertyville 11-8-2 (9)
In two wins against Lake Zurich, Michael Scarpelli allowed no earned runs in nine innings on Monday, and Quinn Schambow had a home run, a triple and a double with 5 RBIs on Tuesday.
5. Lake Zurich 9-7 (2)
AJ Foley entered Wednesday hitting .462 to lead the Bears.
6. Mundelein 9-6 (6)
Caden Earing went 5-for-11 in the Mustangs’ past three games and struck out six to earn a win in relief against Warren on Tuesday.
7. Antioch 11-5-1 (7)
Quade Moll, Aiden Niemczyk and Kyle Trampke are emblematic of the Sequoits’ selfless approach.
8. Lake Forest 12-7 (5)
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Sheppard Graf is hitting .393 with four home runs for the Scouts.
9. Wauconda 7-8-1 (10)
Zach Threde allowed no earned runs and struck out five in a win against Grant on Wednesday.
10. Highland Park 8-9 (NR)
Sam Wolfe made the most of his lone at-bat of the week, hitting a go-ahead bases-loaded double in the sixth in a win against Niles North on Monday.
Deerfield sophomore pitcher Mac Jones won both of his starts in the past week, allowing four earned runs and striking out 19 over 10 ⅔ innings.
Steve Reaven is a freelance reporter for the News-Sun.