| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methuen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Newton North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Senior Madison Schaefer fired a two-hitter with seven strikeouts and No. 3 Newton North downed No. 6 Methuen, 4-1, in the Division 1 North quarterfinals.
Junior Kelsie McGonagle did her job in defeat. She scattered seven hits and all four runs were unearned. She also snared a couple of hard-hit liners.
Rangers coach Jason Smith said, "They were the better team today. We had some opportunities but didn't take advantage."
Methuen (15-7) snapped a scoreless tie in the top of the fourth. Nyah Mazzone broke up the no-hitter with a leadoff single. She moved to second on a Sam Ferraro sacrifice and Coralie Mathieu singled her home. But that was the visitors' final hit of the day.
North (19-3) pushed across two runs in the bottom of the frame and added two insurance runs in the sixth.
Division 1 North Quarterfinals
Methuen (1): Mazzone ss 3-1-1, Ferraro 3b 2-0-0, Mathieu cf 3-0-1, Urena dh 3-0-0, Allbee rf 3-0-0, Wood c 3-0-0, Rizzo 1b 2-0-0, Horan lf 2-0-0, Crowe 2b 1-0-0, McGonagle p 0-0-0. Totals 22-1-2
RBI: Mathieu
WP: Schaefer; LP: McGonagle
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