Midway softball rewriting history by making their own

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29-05-2025

WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — From talking to Midway softball the past two weeks, the message is clear: The Pantherettes are tired of hearing about last year's state title game anymore.
What feels like a gloomy cloud hovering over Midway softball for the entirety of the Pantherettes' 2025 season is something that they know only winning will change.
'It's the elephant in the room,' Midway head softball coach Jordan Williams said. 'If you don't win it, it's like, 'we just worked our butts off for five or six months and we didn't get that reward at the end of it.''
An eight-run seventh-inning from Weslaco ripped away what could've been Midway's first 6A State Championship in school history but each season is a chance to change the narrative and the Pantherettes have been eager to do just that in each round of this postseason.
'We know what to expect and we know how to get there,' Midway junior left fielder Camryn Carter said. 'We just have to do it this time and we know we can.'
Despite falling behind in game one of the 6A DI State Semifinals to Flower Mound, the Pantherettes fought back to take games two and scoring six runs in the final three innings to take down Flower Mound and advance to a showdown with Clear Springs on Saturday.
'That's the difference between this year's team, a little bit more experience.' Williams said. 'They keep giving themselves a chance every inning.'
Now this experienced Midway softball team looks to send its five seniors out on the right note with the first state championship since 2009-2010.
'It would mean a lot because Midway hasn't won at the 6A level yet,' Midway sophomore catcher Lilly Davis said. 'Our motto the whole year has been to finish it and I believe we're going to.'
Midway gets that chance against Clear Springs on Saturday, May 31st at 4:00 p.m. at Red & Charline McCombs Field.
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