Crown Point, Hanover Central and Andrean move up in the rankings, and Kankakee Valley’s Zachary Eggers is the player of the week.
TOP 10
With records through Thursday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Valparaiso 12-2 (1)
Max Reaume posts six RBIs, hitting a homer and a double, in the Vikings’ two wins against Merrillville.
2. Crown Point 15-4 (3)
Logan Cotton goes 3-for-7 with a double and three RBIs in the Bulldogs’ two wins against Portage and doesn’t allow an earned run while striking out 10 in six innings in the first game.
3. Hanover Central 17-2 (4)
Caiden Verrett steals home to send the Wildcats to a walk-off win against Munster on Wednesday.
4. Andrean 17-3 (6)
Tyler Peller goes 2-for-4 with a homer, a double and three RBIs in the 59ers’ win against Homewood-Flossmoor on Wednesday.
5. Lake Central 11-7 (2)
Blake Sivak doesn’t allow an earned run and strikes out seven in a complete game as the Indians beat Chesterton on Wednesday.
6. Illiana Christian 11-4 (5)
Isaac VanderWoude goes 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in the Vikings’ win against Whiting on Tuesday.
7. Chesterton 12-5 (7)
Greg Guernsey goes 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in the Trojans’ win against Lake Central on Tuesday.
8. Munster 8-9 (8)
Ryan Salinas goes 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in the Mustangs’ loss to Hanover Central on Tuesday.
9. LaPorte 10-8 (9)
Gage Raymond collects four hits in the Slicers’ two wins against Michigan City.
10. Lowell 5-9 (10)
Gavin Gutierrez triples and scores a run in the Red Devils’ loss to Andrean on Tuesday.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior infielder Zach Eggers goes 4-for-5 with an RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases as Kankakee Valley beats Highland on Wednesday for its first conference win this season.
