With another week in the books, our staff is updating the Power 25 after an eventful week of games. There is plenty of movement throughout, which can be found below - along with one new team in the mix. 

+ No. 1 St. Laurence (20-1) holds down our top-spot as they went a perfect 4-0, taking down DePaul College Prep twice (17-3, 13-2) and Fenwick twice (16-1, 19-1) - outscoring their opponents 65-7. 

+ No. 4 Huntley (17-2) and No. 5 Lockport (14-7) both remain in their respective positions, as the Red Raiders went 4-1 last week and the Porters 4-0. 

Rising 

+ No. 2 Lincoln-Way East (18-1): The Griffins are climbing one spot as they went a perfect 4-0 last week, seeing wins over Bradley-Bourbonnais 9-2, Joliet Catholic 4-2 and Lincoln-Way Central twice (4-0, 7-4). They've been one of the hottest teams in the state so far this spring and continue to climb as a result. 

+ No. 6 Brother Rice (13-8): The Crusaders are rising a spot in this update after a 3-1 week, highlighted by a conference win over Mount Carmel 4-1. They also dominated in their other wins, taking down Fenwick twice (4-1 & 10-0). Their lone loss came to Mount Carmel to split the series, falling in a slugfest 16-14. 

+ No. 7 Mount Carmel (14-7): The Caravan are rising two spots in this update with a big win over conference foe Brother Rice 16-14. They also fell to the Crusaders 4-1 for their lone loss of the week - but swept Providence Catholic 10-0 and 13-11 to take the series. 

+ No. 8 Lane Tech (16-4): The Champions are rolling with a 15-game winning streak, and they went a perfect 5-0 this past week. Their biggest win came over Maine South 5-0, but they also won twice over Taft (5-0 & 11-0), beat Whitney Young 7-2 and Lake View 20-0. 

+ No. 16 Lincoln-Way West (14-4): The Warriors had a strong 3-1 week, rising two spots with a 4-3 win over Homewood-Flossmoor, a dominant win over Sandburg 16-6 and Oak Forest 4-2. Their lone loss came to Sandburg in a close 7-6 contest. 

+ No. 17 Lemont (15-3): Lemont is up two spots after a 5-0 week. They took down Bremen twice (14-2 & 12-6), Shepard 10-0, Richards 5-2 and Plainfield North 6-3 to cap off a busy week. 

+ No. 18 Geneva (16-3): The Vikings are rising a couple spots after going 3-1 this past week. Their lone loss came to Wheaton Warrenville South 10-3 - though they also beat them 5-4 and 8-5 to take the series. Their third win came over Lake Park 4-3. 

+ No. 19 Normal University (19-2): The Pioneers went a perfect 5-0 this past week and are rising a couple spots as a result. They outscored opponents 56-5 - taking down Seneca 15-0, Lincoln 7-0, Lanphier 13-1, Bloomington 13-2 and Williamsville 8-2. 

+ No. 20 Nazareth (15-4): The Roadrunners had a clean 3-0 week, highlighted by a big series sweep over Marian Catholic (8-1 & 4-1). They also took down Chicago Hope 10-7 to cap off their undefeated week. 

+ No. 22 St. Rita (14-3): The Mustangs went 3-1 this past week with a handful of conference wins - taking down Loyola 8-6 and DePaul College Prep twice (5-2, 6-5). Their lone loss came to Loyola in a tight 13-12 contest. 

+ No. 23 Dunlap (17-4): Rising two spots after a 3-1 week, Dunlap had a big win over East Peoria 3-2 - though they fell to them 3-2 as well to split the series. They also had wins over Geneseo 8-0 and East Moline 7-4. 

Falling

+ No. 3 Normal Community (15-2): Not so much falling as we are still very fond of the Ironmen, they are sliding back one spot as they went 2-1 last  week - falling to Champaign Central 9-8 but also seeing dominant wins over Centennial 10-0 and Rock Island 10-0. 

+ No. 9 Libertyville (13-6-1): The Wildcats are dropping a handful of spots after a 3-1 week, splitting with Mundelein in a two-game set while also beating Lakes 5-0 and Grayslake Central 8-2. 

+ No. 10 Triad (15-4): The Knights are dropping two spots after a 2-1 week, beating Civic Memorial twice (3-0, 7-0), but falling to Christian Brothers (MO) 8-1. 

+ No. 21 O’Fallon (13-8): The Panthers are down four spots after a 2-1 week, taking two from Belleville East (8-2, 8-2), but falling to Columbia 5-4. They have three games on the docket for this week, set to play Alton twice and Jackson on Sunday. 

+ No. 25 Edwardsville (11-8): The Tigers are narrowly holding onto the Power 25 after a 2-2 week, beating Belleville West 2-1 and Parkway South (MO) 9-3 - though falling to West 12-2 and McCracken County (KY) 4-3. 

New to the Power 25

+ No. 24 Monticello (21-0): The Sages enter the Power 25 as one of the hottest teams in the state, boasting a spotless 21-0 record. They went 3-0 this past week, seeing wins over Pontiac 3-2, Salt Fork 10-0 and Bloomington 16-5. 

Dropped Out 

+ New Trier (9-8)

Teams to Watch (Listed Alphabetically):

+ Breese Central (17-4)
+ Carterville (17-5)
+ DePaul College Prep (12-8)
+ Downers Grove North (13-7)
+ East Peoria (13-6)
+ Father McGivney (15-4)
+ Freeburg (17-3)
+ Fremd (13-6-1)
+ Glenwood (15-3)
+ Grayslake Central (15-2)
+ Harrisburg (17-2)
+ Highland Park (13-4)
+ Homewood-Flossmoor (11-7)
+ Jacobs (12-4)
+ Joliet West (14-5-1)
+ Lake Forest (15-3)
+ Mahomet Seymour (15-4)
+ Metamora (14-4)
+ Minooka (14-4)
+ Morton (15-5)
+ Naperville Central (15-6)
+ Nashville (16-2)
+ New Trier (9-8)
+ Newman Central Catholic (15-1)
+ North Clay (20-3)
+ Oak Park-River Forest (13-6)
+ Prairie Ridge (13-3)]
+ Rockridge (15-5)
+ Rolling Meadows (13-5)
+ Sacred Heart-Griffin (15-5)
+ Sandburg (12-6)
+ St. Charles East (14-4)
+ Teutopolis (16-5)
+ Tolono-Unity (14-2)
+ Tremont (19-2)
+ Washington (14-5)
+ Waterloo (10-4)

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