Jamestown (CSi) The Valley City Hi-Liners softball squad won their first ever game in the state tournament with a 4-2 victory over Jamestown Blue Jays on Thursday night. Tarryn Justesen struck out 11 and held the Jays hitless until the seventh.
With two outs, Jamestown’s Olivia Nihill drove a double into the gap for the Jays first hit. Joey Kleinsasser followed with a double, driving in a run to cut the lead the to two. The tying run was at second when the game ended.
On Friday, Valley City plays West Fargo at 6:30pm in the state semifinal. Jamestown moves down to the consolation bracket to play Bismarck at 1:30pm.
