Homer gals sink Minneota-Canby

Minneota-Canby gave it the old “college try,” but there was just too much long ball by Jackson County Central and the Vikings season ended, 11-5 in the Section 3AA consolation finals.
Heidi Boerboom’s girls had a 3-2 lead after four innings with Sydney Larson on the mound holding back the Huskies.
But Jackson CC’s Keylee Rossow drove Larson’s first pitch over the fence for a two-run home run in the fourth. Then in the sixth, Abagail Turner turnedon another Larson pitch and slammed a three-run home run during a four-run rally.
The game was tied at three with Jackson County Central batting in the bottom of the fifth when Blaney Johnson singled on the first pitch and later score.
The Vikings got things moving in the first inning when Larson singled on a 0-1 count, scoring Abby Hennen.
They rode the 1-0 lead until they could score two more in the top of the fourth. The rally started on singles by Abby Rangaard and Lexi Sanow. Rangaard scored on a wild pitch and Sanow came home on Abby Hennen’s grounder. It was 3-0 — but it was a short-lived lead.
Jackson County Central answered with Rossow’s home run — they scored five in the fifth and were led by Turner’s blast in the sixth to put the game away.
Ashely Heinnchs earned the victory on the rubber for Jackson County Central. She lasted seven innings, allowing nine hits and five runs while striking out five.
Larson took the loss for Minneota-Canby, surrendering 11 runs on nine hits over six innings. She struck out two and walked four.
Minneota-Canby racked up nine hits on the day. Lexi Sanow had three hits and Abby Hennen two.
Jackson County Central collected nine hits on the day. Johnson and Mady Hamlett each went 2-4. And, of-course, there were those two home runs.

Section 3AA Scores on Saturday were:
Championship round
Luverne 3, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 2
Pipestone 11, New London-Spicer 1
Pipestone over Luverne
Consolations
Jackson County Central 11, Minneota-Canby 5
    (Minneota-Canby eliminated)
St. James Area 3, Minnewaska Area 2
    (Minnewaska Area eliminated)
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 10, Jackson County Central 3
    (Jackson County Central eliminated)
St. James 11, New London-Spicer 9
    (New London Spicer eliminated)
Upcoming Games:
Tuesday, May 28 at Marshall
Morris Area/C-A vs. St. James, 5 p.m.
Winner vs. Luverne, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 30 at Marshall
Pipestone vs. Luverne or Morris Area/C-A or St. James
    (Second game to follow first game, if necessary)

MINNEOTA-CANBY (AB-R-H-RBI) Abby Hennen c, 4 1 2 0; Kaylee Johnson, cf 4 0 0 0; Emily Pohlen, ss 2 1 0 0; Sydney Larson 3 0 1 1; Madison Sorensen 4 0 1 1; Abby Rangaard 4 1 1 0; Audra Buysse, 2b 4 0 1 0; Katie Konold, 1b 3 1 0 0; Lexi Sanow 3 1 3 1. Totals 31 5 9 3.
JACKSON CC (AB-R-H-RBI) Jordann Schneekloth, 3 2 1 0; Abagail Turner, 3 2 1 4; Blaney Johnson, 4 1 2 1; Keylee Rossow 4 1 1 3; Mackenzie Moss, 2 0 1 0; Mady Hamlett, 4 0 2 2; Ashely Heinrichs, 3 0 0 0; Haley Tvinnereim, 1 2 0 0; Jordan Rogotzke, 2 2 1 0; A. Freking, 0 1 0 0. Totals 26 11 9 10.
Score by Innings:
Minneota-Canby             100 201 1 — 5   9 2
JCC                                 000 254 x — 11 9 2
E-MC: Konold 2; JCC: J. Schneekloth, Freking. LOB-M-C 8; JCC 4. SB-C-M: A. Hennen, Sanow; JCC: J. Schneekloth. SAC-JCC: Moss. 2B-MC: Sanow. HR-JCC: Turner, Rossow.
Pitching                   IP    R    ER   H    BB   K
M-C
Larson (L)              6       11  11     9     4      2
JCC
Heinrichs (W)        7       5    4       9     3      5
HBP: Larson 2; Heinrichs 1. WP: Larson 2; Heinrichs 1.