Softball Recap: Monday's Win Is Lemont's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Lemont HS

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 @ Hinsdale South	18
04/03/25 @ Campbell County	16
05/08/25 vs Blue Island Eisenhower	15
05/06/25 vs Bremen	15
04/22/25 vs Thornton Fractional South	15

Lemont had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Oak Forest on Monday. The Lemont HS' pitcher stepped up to hand the Bengals a 10-0 shutout. The Lemont HS might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 matches by six runs or more this season.

Lemont got a massive performance out of Claire Podrebarac, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most doubles Podrebarac has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Lagan, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one run.

Lemont was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .343 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Lemont is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Oak Forest, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-11.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lemont will face off against Thornton Fractional North at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Oak Forest, they will take on Beecher at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.