The North Adams Green Devils will head out to face off against the Miami Trace Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Adams will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Manchester, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Green Devils' pitcher stepped up to hand the Greyhounds a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. The game was the first time the Green Devils have beaten the Greyhounds on their field since April 13, 2017.
Carlee Garrison made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over seven innings pitched. Garrison was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, North Adams let Jerzi Tong and Paige Evans run wild. Tong got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base, while Evans went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Riley Woods, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Miami Trace duked it out with Waverly on Tuesday. The Panthers blew past the Tigers 8-1. The Panthers not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 30, 2024 (when they won 11-1).
Kaylee Everhart spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, Gracie Cordell and Zoey Grooms did most of the damage at the plate: Cordell went 3-for-4 with one home run and five RBI, while Grooms went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. That home run marked the first that Cordell has launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya Babineau, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Miami Trace was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Waverly only posted a batting average of .160.
North Adams has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Miami Trace, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-9.
