The regular season didn’t get off to a good start for the Mathews High School varsity softball team. After convincing pre-season scrimmage victories over Bruton and Lancaster, the Lady Devils opened the 2023 season on a chilly Tuesday at Essex High School. Mathews was shut out by the host Trojans, 13-0. MHS third baseman Aly Jackson, shown above in last Wednesday’s scrimmage against Lancaster, picked up the only hit for Mathews on Tuesday, a single. The varsity girls will look to get into the win column today, Thursday, March 16, when the squad travels to Northumberland for a 5 o’clock game against the Indians.
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