St. Viator improves to 7-2

St. Viator's softball team ran its record to 7-2 on Tuesday with a 6-3 triumph over visiting Prospect in Arlington Heights.

The Lions staged a 4-run sixth-inning rally to pull out the win as senior Sam Hogan (5-2) picked up the win.

After Prospect scored a run in the top of the first, Viator answered in the bottom half with 2 runs.

Kristen Hackel singled home Krystal Harris (2 hits) and then Tess Kaiser drove in Hackel with the first of 2 doubles.

Prospect (2-2) edged back ahead 3-2 in the third when sophomore Angela Roman (3 hits) tripled in a run and later scored on a perfect safety squeeze by freshman Cate Meersman.

The Knights made it 4-2 in the fourth when pitcher Casey Lenski drove in a run with a two-out single.

The Lions put together their winning rally in the sixth as Hackel led off with her second hit. Tess Kaiser doubled her home.

Two batters later, with the bases loaded, Grace Kaiser belted a single to right scoring 2 runs.

Olivia Michalik then came home with the final run on the back end of a double steal.

Maine West 8, Maine South 7: Maine West (3-2) rallied from a 4-1 deficit with 4 runs in the fourth and 3 more in the fifth.

Winning freshman pitcher Grace Feldkamp (3-1) went 2-for-4 with a double, 3 RBI and a run.

Abbey Herling, Kayla Pociejewski and Monica Liwag each were 3-for-4 for the Warriors while teammate Sadie Argus was 2-for-4 with a double.

Prairie Ridge 8, Palatine 5: Jamie Haze (3-for-4, home run), Courtney English (3-for-4, 2 runs), Nora Walsh (2-for-4) and Kenzie Craver (home run) were top hitters for the visiting Pirates (1-5).

Addison Trail 7, Rolling Meadows 5 (8 inn.): Host Rolling Meadows (0-6) suffered its second straight extra-inning loss.

A two-out double to right center by Grace Skorin scored Jenny Watson and Maddie Morgan to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Elizabeth Vasilogambros, who played for the Rolling Meadows Class 4A state runner-up basketball team, went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI.