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Glenbard North squeezes past West Aurora

Glenbard North 3, West Aurora 2:Bri Harn#146;s squeeze bunt with one out in the bottom of the ninth scored Kelsey Muller with the winning run in Carol Stream.Muller doubled off the top of the fence with one out, took third on a passed ball and scored on Harn#146;s bunt on the next pitch. Winning pitch Lilly Fecho (8-1) allowed 1 earned run with 1 strikeout in five innings of relief for No. 6 Glenbard North (11-1, 3-1 DuPage Valley Conference).West Chicago 4, WW South 2:Mary Connolly (8-4) struck out six and drove in 2 runs, and the 15th-ranked Wildcats won despite committing 6 errors. Rachel Johnson went 2-for-2, scored a run and drove in a run for West Chicago (10-6, 3-0 DVC).Neuqua Valley 1-12, Minooka 3-9:Amanda Mener went 3-for-5 and stole a base in Game 2, part of a 19-hit attack as No. 17 Neuqua (9-3) split two at Minooka. Jena Boudreau went 4-for-5 with a double and RBI and struck out five in relief, Brooke Meyer was 3-for-5 with a homer and 2 RBI, Leigh Nebendahl 3-for-4 with an RBI, Sarah Gronowski 2-for-3 and Rebecca Lincoln 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.Lake Park 8-5, Hinsdale South 5-4:Sammie Vega singled and scored on a Tara Palandri grounder in the top of the seventh of Game 2, giving the Lancers a doubleheader sweep in Darien.In the first game Sarah Koch went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI and a run scored and Shannon Fritsche 2-for-4 and scored twice for Lake Park (12-7). Dana Capocci homered, drove in 2 runs and scored 2 for Hinsdale South. Palandri went 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI, Stephanie Starr had 2 RBI and Lisa Baumgart (8-5) worked four innings of 1-run relief for Lake Park.Naperville Central 5, Metea Valley 3:Meghan Griffin went 3-for-4 with a double, run scored and RBI for the No. 9 Redhawks (13-3). Jen Faassen doubled, drove in 2 runs and scored once for Metea (6-6).Glenbard South 7, St. Francis 1:Danielle Chitkowski doubled twice and drove in 2 runs, and No. 7 Glenbard South (12-2) snapped St. Francis#146; nine-game winning streak in Wheaton. Jess Wilkes (9-1) threw a four-hitter, striking out four, and Jenny Wittenberg went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Laura Behnke homered for St. Francis (13-4).Glenbard West 2, Lane Tech 1:Taylor Langtry (6-0) struck out seven, combining with Taylor Steinhilber on a four-hitter, and Bri Wyatt walked twice and scored 2 runs for the Hilltoppers (12-3).Glenbard West 12, Niles North 0:Bri Wyatt went 3-for-5 with a triple, 3 RBI and scored a run for the Hilltoppers (13-3). Meghan Johnson (1-0) tossed a one-hitter, Kelly Borneman went 3-for-4 and drove in 2 runs and Julia Waggoner was 2-for-4 and scored twice.Waubonsie Valley 18, East Aurora 2:Amanda Minihan went 3-for-4 with a double, 4 RBI and stolen base, and the Warriors (6-13, 3-6 Upstate Eight Valley) pounded out 18 hits to snap a four-game losing streak.Manteno 3, Lisle 0:Brooke Stulga fired a no-hitter, striking out 12, snapping the Lions#146; (14-2, 6-2 Interstate Eight Conference) seven-game winning streak.Montini 15-15, Timothy Christian 5-5:Christina Barrett was 5-for-7 with 2 doubles, 6 RBI and 4 stolen bases for the Broncos (6-10) in a doubleheader sweep in Lombard. Tracy Bonaccorsi homered in Game 1 and drove in 4 in the second game.Fenton 10-13, St. Joseph 5-8:Nicole Susmarski#146;s first-inning grand slam in Game 1 ignited the Bison offense, and she later tripled and scored. Sarah Overlin singled twice and scored 2 runs. In Game 2 Hannah Wassman went 3-for-3 with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored, Susmarski 2-for-3 with 2 RBI and a run scored and Kayla Reyes doubled twice, scored a run and drove in a run for Fenton (11-7).

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