VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) The Valley City Hi-Liners softball team defeated the West Fargo Sheyenne Mustangs in walk-off fashion Tuesday afternoon in a 12-11 slugfest.

The winning RBI came off the bat of junior first baseman Dylann Diegel who drove home senior pitcher Hailey Schaefer to win it with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. Schaefer had a four-hit day with three RBI, three runs and a stolen base. She was one of six Hi-Liners with a multi-hit day.

The first out in the bottom of the seventh inning was a spectacular diving catch by the Mustangs’ senior centerfielder Katlyn Suess who had a nice day offensively as well with an RBI-single, two runs and a stolen base.

Valley City improves to 9-2 in conference play and 9-7 overall. As for the Mustangs, they fall to 12-2 in conference play and 11-5 overall.