Despite the loss, HCHS finished one victory shy of the state tournament for the second consecutive season while reaching the substate championship game for the fourth straight year. Kjergaard extended the lead to 5-2 in the sixth with an RBI double that scored Schneider. Kjergaard finished 4-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored to lead HCHS’s 10-hit attack. Reynolds went 2-for-4 with an RBI, Nelson drove in two runs, and Schneider scored three times. Carter Berg led the offense by going 3-for-3 with two home runs, three runs scored and two RBIs.