North Adams rallies past Peebles in key conference softball showdown

The result mattered because both teams entered with real conference ambitions. Peebles had just one loss and was sitting near the top of the SHAC, while North Adams arrived with only one conference setback of its own. That made the game less about one afternoon in Adams County and more about positioning, momentum, and which program looked more like a postseason threat as the schedule tightened.

Pitching gave the game its edge early. North Adams’ Carlee Garrison and Peebles left-hander Kaelyn Musser both worked through pressure innings and kept the scoring in check. Musser was especially sharp, allowing only one earned run, a sign of why Peebles has stayed among the league’s toughest outs. Garrison, meanwhile, steadied North Adams long enough for the offense to catch up.

Peebles struck first when Myers’ fourth-inning homer accounted for two of the Lady Indians’ three runs. North Adams answered in the same inning, then broke the game open in the sixth. The Lady Devils’ four-run frame turned a tight contest into a comeback win, and the lineup kept pressure on Peebles with contact and depth rather than one big swing. Seven different North Adams players collected hits, part of a 10-hit attack that showed how deep the Lady Devils can be when the order starts moving.

The win came during a strong stretch for North Adams, which had already put together three conference victories in a week and had opened the season with six wins in its first nine games. It also followed a 2025 SHAC season in which North Adams catcher led the conference with 39 RBIs, Garrison finished 10-9 with a 3.14 ERA and 124 strikeouts, and Musser went 6-15 with a 4.67 ERA and 163 strikeouts. Those numbers help explain why this matchup felt so familiar: two proven arms, one loud swing, and a race where one inning can change the standings.