Neuqua Valley defeats South Elgin

Megan Childs’ 2-run single in the bottom of the fifth broke a 4-4 tie, and No. 16 Neuqua (11-4, 7-3 Upstate Eight Conference Valley Division) made it stand in Naperville for a 6-5 victory against South Elgin. Rebecca Lincoln was 2-for-3 with a triple, double and 2 RBI and Jena Boudreau was 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Wildcats.

Downers Grove North 9, York 3: Sarah Anderson slugged two of Downers Grove North#146;s four homers, and Kendall Ryndak struck out 10 as the No. 6 Trojans (18-2, 5-1 West Suburban Silver) bounced back from an 11-inning loss to York Wednesday with a 9-3 win over the Dukes (12-13, 5-1) on Thursday in Elmhurst.Downers Grove South 8, Leyden 5:Marissa Mersch and Danielle Trezzo both went deep with their sixth homers of the year, and Katy LaCivita went 4-for-4 with 2 runs scored for the No. 11 Mustangs (17-5, 7-0 West Suburban Gold Conference). Bri Michels went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI for Leyden (16-3, 4-2). Lake Park 13, Metea Valley 12:Vanessa Wegner slugged a three-run homer, and the No. 18 Lancers (15-8, 9-3 Upstate Eight Valley) built a 12-2 lead after three innings and held on in Roselle. Stephanie Starr went 2-for-2 with 2 RBI and scored a run for Lake Park. Alyssa Coletto homered for Metea (7-8, 5-6).Lisle 3-5, Seneca 0-3:Bekka Houda (12-1) fired a one-hitter, striking out 13, for the visiting Lions in the first game of a doubleheader. Mackenzie Buchelt went 2-for-3 with a double and scored a run. Buchelt homered and drove in 2 runs and Tori Harris went 2-for-3 with a double, 2 runs scored and an RBI in the second game for Lisle (18-2, 10-2 Interstate Eight Conference).Naperville North 8, Glenbard East 6:Tara Degl#146;Innocenti went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer in a three-run fourth inning, rallying the Huskies (8-8, 3-5 DuPage Valley Conference) in Naperville. Winning pitcher Emily Dieckmann (8-6) went 2-for-3, scored a run and drove in a run.Montini 5, Rosary 4:Gabby Alanis went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, and Tori Shipbaugh and Alexis Dewey also had 2 hits for Montini (8-11, 5-6 Suburban Christian Conference Blue).Immaculate Conception 10, Wheaton Academy 5:The Knights erased an early 4-2 deficit, Katelyn Conenna#146;s RBI single in a two-run sixth scoring Jocelyn Sanchez with the go-ahead run. Sanchez went 3-for-4 with a double for IC (9-8, 6-2 Suburban Christian Conference Gold). Bekah Heubner had a two-run single in a four-run first for Wheaton Academy (7-10, 5-4).