After a sluggish start to the season, Lemont’s softball team won its fifth game in a row with a 6-5 victory against Oak Forest on Tuesday.

Maddy Vermejan cranked out a home run and a double and scored three runs while Anna Smagacz had two hits and three RBIs.

On Monday, the squad emerged with a 6-5 decision over Shepard.

Smagacz knocked in the winning run for the Indians and also pitched six innings.

The Indians were coming off a doubleheader sweep of Oswego on Saturday, winning by scores of 6-5 and 12-11.

Rachel Hall had three hits and an RBI, and Rachel Uher contributed two hits and two RBIs in the opener. Uher had three more hits in the nightcap and Anna Smagacz also totaled three hits.

A day earlier, the Indians beat Homewood-Flossmoor 9-5 as Lisa Jaworski cranked out a grand slam and Hall added three hits and two runs scored.

BOYS TENNIS

Lemont competed in a quad at Lincoln-Way East on Saturday and emerged with a 2-1 record.

The Indians defeated Reavis 3-2. Singles players Nick Urban and Faraz Longi were both victorious, as was the No. 1 doubles team of Joe Ziebell and Nathaniel Burner.

The squad beat Minooka 3-2 as Urban and Burner won in singles and Ziebell and Longi teamed up for a win at No. 1 doubles.

Lemont lost 4-1 to the host school with Urban and Ziebell posting the lone win at No. 1 doubles.

“Overall, it was a great start to the season,” Lemont coach Jon DeGuzman said. “As our veteran players [Urban, Burner, and Ziebell] led our newcomers, the team played hard throughout the day, and we were very satisfied to come away with two wins as a result.

“We look forward to another competitive season as we begin the first steps towards defending our conference title, a sectional title, and hopefully another trip to the state tournament.”

On Monday, the Indians defeated Chicago Christian 5-0. Urban and Burner won in straight sets in singles while the groupings of Ziebell and Longi, Juan Diaz-Sanin and Ace Matthews, and Austin Economos and Jeff Mason were all victorious.

Lemont also beat Reavis 3-2 on Tuesday. Urban and Burner again dominated, losing a combined three games in singles. The No. 2 doubles team of Diaz-Sanin and Matthews also won.

GIRLS SOCCER

Lemont played Sandburg to a 0-0 tie in a nonconference match on Saturday.

Kelly Fritz made two saves to record the shutout.

BOYS TRACK

Hosting a South Suburban Conference meet on Tuesday which included Argo and Hillcrest, Lemont took the top spot with 73 points. Chris Thompson won a pair of events, placing first in both the 100-meter dash and the 400. Also coming in first were Matt Gagen (1,600), Edward Kostrubala (discus), Nathan Palermo (shot put) and Sebastian Bialas (long jump).

Finishing second were Eric Whatley (200), Evan Ganzer (1,600), Kostrubala (shot put) and Palermo (discus).

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Lemont’s boys volleyball team took on Lincoln-Way West Thursday and is scheduled to travel to Thornton Fractional North on Tuesday.