Softball Recap: Red River Drops Highest Score of Season Against Valley City

By Team Reports May 1, 2025, 7:07pm

Softball Recap: Red River Roughriders vs. Valley City Hi-Liners

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Team Score (Highest)

05/01/25 @ Valley City21
04/29/25 vs Fargo South15
04/03/25 @ Minot10
04/25/25 @ Century7
04/22/25 @ Fargo North7

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Red River). They put the hurt on the Valley City Hi-Liners with a sharp 21-1 victory on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Roughriders in their matchups with the Hi-Liners: they've now won four in a row.

Jocelyn Berg was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with one home run and four RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.

Red River was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valley City only posted a batting average of .062.

Red River's record now sits at 5-6-1. As for Valley City, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Red River will take on rival Fargo Davies at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Valley City is set to square off against their familiar foe Fargo North at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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