This is the second installment of the Power 25 Rankings update. Weather has cooperated enough over the last couple of weeks, allowing most teams to get an ample amount of games under their belt. The No. 1 team in the state remains Marist. Marist travelled to the NHSI last week and went 2-1, against some of the best high school teams in the country, many of whom had 20+ games under their belt. Marist lost to Blessed Trinity (GA) by a score of 3-0 and beat Hagerty (FL) 4-3 and Christan Brothers College (MO) 1-0.

Below is a look at last week's IHSA action:

CLIMBING

+ Lincoln-Way East - The Griffins bumped up a spot to No. 3 in the Power 25 thanks to a 4-0 week in which they knocked off Oak Lawn, Bradley-Bourbonnais, Lincoln-Way Central and Andrew. In the four games the Griffins outscored their opponents 35-6. They sit at 11-1 on the season.

+ St. Rita - The Mustangs are one of the hottest teams in the state and jumped four spots to No. 9 in the rankings. St. Rita, who is still undefeated at 11-0, beat DePaul College Prep, No. 18 Marian Catholic, St. Joseph and No. 22 De La Salle.

+ Huntley - The Red Raiders are starting to hit their stride and currently sit at No. 10 after a 4-1 week. The one loss for Huntley was a 4-3 game against Cary-Grove and the No. 1 prospect in the state, RHP Quinn Priester. Huntley scored two runs off Priester in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game, before losing 4-3 on a walk-off. In the Red Raiders four wins on the week, they outscored their opponents 30-1.

+ Neuqua Valley - The Wildcats only played two games last week but both were against Top 25 opponents, Homewood-Flossmoor and Plainfield North. The Wildcats beat HF 6-3 and Plainfield North 16-3, propelling them up to No. 11, an eight spot rise. Neuqua sits at 7-3 on the season.

+ Mount Carmel - The Caravan had their best week of the season, going 4-0 and improving their record to 9-4. Mount Carmel beat Montini (17-3), St. Joseph (6-5), St. Ignatius (6-3) and Fenwick (11-1). Mount Carmel jumped seven spots to No. 17.

FALLING

+ De La Salle - The Meteors had arguably the toughest schedule in the state last week with all four games against Power 25 teams. They went 1-3 with three-of-the-four games being one run contests. De La Salle beat No. 7 Providence 5-4 but lost to No. 2 St. Laurence 5-4, No. 6 Brother Rice 7-2 and No. 9 St. Rita 4-3. The Meteors currently sit at 5-3 on the season and No. 22 in the Power 25.

+ Oak Park-River Forest - The Huskies dropped 12 spots to No. 23 after a tough 1-3 week. The Huskies split a two-game conference series with Glenbard West and lost to Leyden and Evanston. Oak Park-River Forest is 5-4 on the season.

NEW TO THE TOP 25

+ No. 16 Metea Valley - The Mustangs are a perfect 11-0 on the season and won all five of their games last week. The Mustangs jump into the rankings for the first time this season at No. 16. Last week Metea knocked off Geneva (2-1), Downers Grove North (17-0)m Rockford Harlem (5-2) and Aurora Christian (12-5 and 7-6).

+ No. 19 Barrington - The Broncos jump into the Power 25 for the first time at No. 19. The 10-2 Broncos went 3-0 last week with wins over Highland Park (11-0), Jacobs (12-4) and Niles Notre Dame (12-1). The two losses for Barrington on the season have come to Maine South (3-1) and Moline (6-3).

+ No. 20 Cary-Grove - The Trojans have the top arm in the state to lean on, RHP Quinn Priester and are off to a 7-2 start to the season. The new No. 20 team in the Power 25 went 4-0 last week with wins over No. 10 Huntley (4-3), Lake Zurich (5-3), Harlem (7-2) and No. 21 St. Charles North (5-3).

+ No. 24 St. Viator - The Lions are off to an 8-1 start and went 2-1 last week. St. Viator knocked off Fremd 5-4, Elk Grove 9-5 but dropped a game to Glenbrook North 8-2. The Lions have a tough week ahead with two games against bubble team, Carmel Catholic and games against Wheeling and Benet.

+ No. 25 Coal City - The 9-2 Coalers find their way into the Power 25 for the first time this spring. On Saturday Coal City had a 6-2, statement win over power 25 Plainfield North. They also knocked off Joliet West (8-6) and Pontiac (18-8). Their only two losses on the season have come to No. 4 Joliet Catholic (6-0) and Alton (2-0).

DROPPED OUT

+ Plainfield North

+ New Trier

+ Sandburg

+ Libertyville

+ Homewood-Flossmoor

JUST MISSED THE CUT

+ Rochester (10-1-1)

+ Morton (9-1)

+ St. Patrick (13-2)

+ Warren (10-2)

+ Nazareth (8-0-1)

+ Champaign Central (10-3)

+ Galesburg (12-3)

+ Dunlap (9-3)

+ Carmel Catholic (9-4)

+ Normal West (8-4)

UPDATED TOP 10

RANK	LAST WEEK	TEAM	CLASS	2019 RECORD
1	1	Marist	4A	5-2
2	2	St. Laurence	3A	11-0
3	4	Lincoln-Way East	4A	11-1
4	3	Joliet Catholic	3A	10-3
5	5	Lockport	4A	14-2
6	6	Brother Rice	4A	10-5
7	7	Providence Catholic	4A	7-3
8	8	Edwardsville	4A	7-2
9	13	St. Rita	4A	11-0
10	15	Huntley	4A	9-3

 

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