The Mathews High School varsity softball team opened its 2025 regular season last Wednesday with a 20-10 win over the host Essex Trojans.
Leading batters for Mathews included Marley Brock, who went 3-for-4 at the plate, including a triple and six RBIs, and Addison Griffith, who was 3-for-3 in batting with three RBIs. Four other Lady Devils collected two hits apiece.
On Friday, the MHS girls traveled to Northumberland. Mathews fell to the host Indians, 13-3. Leading hitters for the Lady Devils included McKenzie Bartlett (two singles), Bentlea Lawrence and Emily Coons (each with a single and double).
“Sloppy defense set us back this game,” as well as leaving runners stranded in scoring position, head coach J.J. Ashberry said. “In six innings we left seven runners on second and/or third that we couldn’t get a timely hit.”In the top of the fifth, it was a 6-3 game and Mathews had runners on second and third with one out; neither of those runners made it home. “The wheels fell off the defen...