MARSHALL – The Jackson County Central softball team split a pair of elimination bracket games in the Section 3AA tournament Saturday, winning 14-2 in five innings over West Central Area and falling 10-0 in six innings to Dassel-Cokato.
In the first game win, Brittany Arduser, Hadley Wachal and Lauren Johnson had two hits apiece.
Hadley Wachal scored three runs. Scoring two each were Carson Schneekloth, Alexis O’Reilly, Morgan Preuss, and Finck.
JCC used three pitchers, with Hadley Wachal, Reed and Mady Wachal combining to strike out nine.
The Huskies end the season with an 11-12 record,
The tournament continues Tuesday with two elimination games. Dassel-Cokato (13-8) plays Litchfield (11-13) at 5 p.m., with the winner meeting Luverne (19-4) at 7 p.m.
Tournament unbeaten Pipestone (13-9) waits in in Thursday’s championship round.
SECTION 3AA SOFTBALL
Tuesday, May 24
South Sub-Section
First round
Jackson County Central 10, Renville County West/BOLD 0
Pipestone 10, Redwood Valley 0
Windom 2, Minneota/Canby 1
Second round
Pipestone 5, Jackson County Central 3
Luverne 11, Windom 6
North Sub-Section
First round
Morris/Chokio-Alberta 11, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 1
West Central Area 14, Minnewaska Area 13
Dassel-Cokato 12, Montevideo 0
Litchfield 10, New London-Spicer 0
Second round
Morris/Chokio-Alberta 9, West Central Area 3
Dassel-Cokato 4, Litchfield 1
Saturday, May 28
At Marshall
Winner’s bracket
Pipestone 14, Morris/Chokio-Alberta 7
Luverne 1, Dassel-Cokato 0
Pipestone 7, Luverne 6
Elimination bracket
Jackson County Central 14, West Central Area 2
Litchfield 6, Windom 2
Dassel-Cokato 10, Jackson County Central 0
Litchfield 3, Morris/Chokio-Alberta 0
Tuesday, May 31
Elimination bracket
At Marshall
Litchfield (11-13) vs. Dassel-Cokato (13-8), 5 p.m.
Luverne (19-4) vs. Litchfield-DC winner, 7 p.m.
Thursday, June 2
Championship
Pipestone (13-9) vs. elimination bracket winner, 5 p.m.
Second championship game (if needed), 7 p.m.