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Still the 1: Stagg Remains Unbeaten, Undeterred

Chargers maintain hold on top spot in softball power rankings; top three teams boast a combined record of 37-0.

1. (15-0): Faith Johnson was a hitting machine in the Chargers’ 9-7 victory over . She had two doubles and a triple. She also scored two runs and had three RBIS. Joey Crockett added three hits and had three stolen bases. Lea LaSota pushed her pitching record to 14-0. Last week: No. 1.

2. (12-0): Danielle Kappel had two hits, one of them a two-run homer, in the Bulldogs’ 9-5 victory over . Brianna LeBeau went 3-for-3. Breanna Kaminski was 2-for-4. Last week: No. 2.

3. (10-0): Undefeated escape artists. The Griffins rallied from a 4-1 deficit to edge Bolingbrook 6-5. Aubrey DeGroot’s run-scoring double in the bottom of the fifth tied the score 4-4. Jill Reid went 3-for-4. Last week: No. 3.

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4. (8-4): Jessica Perkins hit two home runs and drove in four runs in the Eagles’ 13-2 victory over . Lizzie Wojtowicz had three hits and two RBIs. Winning pitcher Jasmine Sifuentes scattered five hits over five innings. She struck out four. Last week: No. 4.

5. : (13-2): Bengals are king of Sherwood Forest, too. That’s Colleen Sherwood. She fired a one-hitter and struck out 11 in a 9-0 victory over Hillcrest. Calie Delisi went 2-for-3. She scored two runs and had two RBIs. Felicia Turk went 1-for-2 and scored two runs. Last week: No. 5.

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