Peebles beats Fairfield, keeps SHAC II title hopes alive

Peebles turned a late Fairfield push into a standings-shaping win, beating the Lady Lions 7-4 on May 7 and staying alive in the SHAC II title race. The Lady Indians improved to 16-5 overall and 9-3 in conference play, leaving them one win away from clinching at least a share of the small-school championship.

The result mattered because Fairfield had already finished SHAC play at 9-4, which put the focus squarely on Peebles and the rest of its league stretch. Amanda Myers said her team stayed positive after Fairfield tied the game late and kept coming right back, a response that helped Peebles control the pace and finish the job. For a team trying to make a late-season push, the ability to answer pressure was as important as the final score.

The win also carried a measure of payback. Fairfield had beaten Peebles 8-6 in the Southern Hills Athletic Conference opener on April 3, 2025, and the matchup again featured two programs with a long history of deciding the top of the league. Over the SHAC’s 50-year run, Peebles and Fairfield have repeatedly been part of the conversation at the top, and this year’s rematch again had direct championship implications.

Peebles’ surge has come after a rough stretch that began with a narrow loss to North Adams on April 23, when the Indians dropped four straight games. Since then, the turnaround has started to show at the right time. Peebles beat Manchester 7-4 on May 5 and followed with a 11-3 win at Whiteoak on May 8, giving the Indians momentum entering the closing stage of the season.

That run stands in sharp contrast to last spring, when Peebles finished 6-15 overall and 3-9 in SHAC play. This spring’s 16-5 record and 9-3 league mark put the Lady Indians back in position to chase hardware, and the Fairfield win kept that path open. If Peebles can keep the pace it showed this week, the title race may still end with the Indians holding at least a share of the SHAC II crown.