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Needham Methuen

Rockets

Rangers

The Methuen (MA) varsity softball team won Monday's neutral playoff game against Needham (MA) by a score of 7-1.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Needham	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Methuen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-

Final score provided by M. Porrazzo.

Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Massachusetts High School Softball - Needham Methuen

June 1, 2026: Needham, MA 02494

The Needham Rockets softball squad (Needham, MA), was routed 7-1 in Monday's non-league contest with the visiting Methuen Rangers (Methuen, MA)

With the triumph, Methuen improves its record to 12-8 on the year. The Rangers travel to Bridgewater-Raynham (Bridgewater, MA) to face the Trojans in a non-league contest on Tuesday, June 2. The Trojans enter the contest with a record of 11-6. Bridgewater-Raynham won 11-7 in their recent non-league contest against Woburn Memorial (Woburn, MA)

The Rockets now hold a 15-4 record.

Needham vs Methuen Softball Game Info

Mon., Jun. 1, 2026

The Methuen (MA) varsity softball team won Monday's neutral playoff game against Needham (MA) by a score of 7-1.

This game is a part of the "2026 MIAA Softball State Championship Tournament - Division 1".

Rankings & Records

Needham (25-26)

MA	Div.
47	14

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
15-4	6-1	7-1	8-2	0-1	.789	.857	175	89

Methuen (25-26)

MA	Div.
67	22

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
12-9	5-6	5-6	6-2	1-1	.571	.455	135	125

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Needham	2.2	2.6	1.0	.8	1.9	1.8	1.3	3.0	9.2	12.3	1.6
Methuen	1.4	1.4	.4	2.4	1.1	1.1	1.8	-	6.4	12.8	.7

Head-to-Head

Methuen won last week

6/1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Needham - - - - - - - 1 - -
Methuen - - - - - - - 7 - -

The Needham (MA) varsity softball team lost Monday's neutral playoff game against Methuen (MA) by a score of 7-1.
Box score
Methuen won last week

6/1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Methuen - - - - - - - 7 - -
Needham - - - - - - - 1 - -

The Methuen (MA) varsity softball team won Monday's away non-conference game against Needham (MA) by a score of 7-1.
Box score

6/1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Methuen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Needham	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-

Team Stat Comparison

Needham		Methuen
.385	Batting Average	-
.449	On Base Percentage	-
.526	Slugging Percentage	-
.918	Fielding Percentage	-
1.000	Win Loss Percentage	-

Team Leaders

Needham		Methuen	National Avg.
#8 Kaitlyn Cheng.542	Batting Average	-	.288
#8 Kaitlyn Cheng.596	On Base Percentage	-	.406
#17 Katie Murray1.143	Slugging Percentage	-	.395
#11 Emily Karp1.000	Fielding Percentage	-	.828
#17 Katie Murray1.000	Win Loss Percentage	-	.557

Record Breakdown

Needham (25-26)		Methuen (25-26)
15-4	Overall	12-9
6-1	League	5-6
9-2	Non-League	6-2
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
7-1	Home	5-6
8-2	Away	6-2
0-1	Neutral	1-1
0-1	Playoff	1-1
15-4	In-State	12-9
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0