WINDOM — The Jackson County Central softball team put together two wins Thursday to open Section 3AA tournament play, and the two wins came a bit differently. The third-seeded Huskies’ first win came against No. 6 seed Redwood Valley, a team they swept during the regular season.
That win featured offense as JCC scored 10 runs, six of which that came in the sixth inning to pull away late. JCC then faced No. 2 seed and host Windom Area in an anticipated area matchup.
During the regular-season doubleheader between the two teams, Windom won the first game in walkoff fashion and then JCC won the second game in a 14-0 blowout. Thursday’s playoff game proved to be a battle of pitching and defense. The Huskies managed to score a couple of early runs and then hold onto that lead in a narrow shutout victory.
Here is a recap of both games. ADVERTISEMENT Jackson County Central 10, Redwood Valley 4 Game one against Redwood Valley saw pitching brilliance from sophomore Hadley Wachal along with a 3-for-3 batting performance from catcher Bailey Finck, including two home runs. The Cardinals actually scored the first runs of the game in the top of the first inning, both coming with two outs.
Kendall Swann and Kimberlyn Miketey each hit RBIs to score those runs. The Huskies cut the 2-0 deficit in half in the bottom of the first when Finck hit her first home run. The score remained at 2-1 until the bottom of the third.
JCC tied the game when Sawyer Flatgard scored on an error. Finck then s.