Blue Jays split Little Falls softball games, move to 11-9
Jamestown stacked 18 hits and beat Staples-Motley 12-7, but an early hole against Wadena-Deer Creek left the Blue Jays with a Little Falls split and an 11-9 mark.
Jamestown left Little Falls with a clear snapshot of where its softball season stands: the Blue Jays can score in a hurry, spread production across the lineup and stay in games with two different pitchers, but they still have stretches where an early deficit forces them to chase.
The Blue Jays opened Friday’s Minnesota trip by beating Staples-Motley 12-7 behind an 18-hit attack. Sophia Bond delivered the biggest swing of the game with a two-run home run, a double and a single. Kinlee Klettke and Graisyn Traut each drove in two runs, while Brooke Jackson, Megan Jarrett, Avery Graves, Jordan Mikkelson, Klettke, Morgan Scott and Traut each finished with two hits. Scott earned the pitching win, striking out five in six innings as Jamestown controlled the opener from the middle innings on.
The second game showed the other side of that identity. Wadena-Deer Creek jumped ahead with three runs in the first inning and added five more in the second before holding on for an 8-5 win. Jamestown answered with two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh, but the comeback stopped short. Graves had three hits in the loss, and Maddie Hoff added two hits while striking out nine in the circle.
Taken together, the split at Little Falls showed a team with depth and multiple ways to win. Jamestown did not rely on one hot bat, one pitcher or one style. The Blue Jays got power from Bond, contact from the middle of the order and enough pitching from Scott and Hoff to give themselves a chance in both games. That balance matters in a busy spring stretch, especially with out-of-state opponents and a doubleheader format that tests both lineup length and stamina.
The result also left Jamestown at 11-9, a record that reflects both progress and inconsistency as the schedule tightens. The Blue Jays were set to return to North Dakota play with conference games ahead against Williston, Bismarck Legacy and West Fargo, a run that will show whether this lineup can turn balanced production into steadier results against the teams it knows best.
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