ABERDEEN, S.D. –  After seeing their 18-game win streak come to an end with a 7-3 loss to Dickinson State (N.D.) Sunday in game one of the NSAA Championship best-of-three series, the 15th-ranked Jimmie softball team forced a decisive third game Monday with a 5-3 win in game two.

Jamestown (43-7) won for the 19th time in their last 20 games, while the Blue Hawks (29-19) lost for just the third time in the last 14 games.  Game 3 is set for Monday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. The winner moves on to the NAIA Softball National Tournament Opening Round on May 14-16.