GRAND FORKS, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Valley City Hi-Liners dropped their opening game of the EDC tournament on Tuesday on the road against Grand Forks Red River. That set up a must win game on Friday afternoon as the tournament shifted to Scheels Sports Field in Grand Forks. The Hi-Liners offense came to play as they break open the game early and win to advance to play on Saturday with the 14-0 win over Devils Lake.

Devils lake started at the top of the 1st inning by having the bases loaded. After Valley City pitch Autumn McGough took a line drive off of her non-throwing hand, she would get out of the inning without allowing a run. The Valley City offense would strike right away in the bottom of the 1st inning thanks to 2 fielding errors by the Firebirds. Jada Nelson and Autumn McGough would come across to give the Hi-Liners the early 2-0 lead. The offense would only build from there as in the bottom of the 2nd inning Emma Langemo would drive in a pair of runs on a double. Langemo would also score in the inning on an RBI single from Sydney Larson. In all, the Hi-Liners would score 3-times in the inning and extend their lead to 5-0. Valley City would add another 3-runs in the bottom of the 3rd. Langemo once again driving in a pair of runs, this time with a single. The Hi-Liners would put the game out of reach in the bottom of the 4th inning when they would plate 6 runs. Four hits in the inning would provide runs for Valley City and extend their lead to 14-0. The Hi-Liners would go hang on to that score for the win.

On the mound Autumn McGough got the start and went all 5 innings in the shortened game. McGough would only allow 2 hits, wouldn’t allow a run, and would strike out 6 Devils Lake batters.

Valley City will move on and play on Saturday at 12pm, their opponent will be the Fargo North Spartans. The game can be heard over on Thunder Country 106.1 FM, streamed online at NewsDakota.com, or on the Thunder app.