Redfield built a six-run lead and then held off a late rally to claim a consolation round victory in the Class B State Softball Tournament at Players Softball Complex on Friday.

Freeman-Marion-Freeman Academy, Beresford and Sioux Valley also grabbed victories on the day.

Redfield turned back Florence-Henry 7-6 in a rematch of game during the regular season that F-H won. The victory served as revenge for the Pheasants for an opening-round setback in the tourney as well as that setback to the Falcons.

“Coming off of (Thursday), we really wanted to make up for that,” said Redfield senior Kinley Smith. “We played Florence-Henry during the season and we lost to them. So this was like our comeback from (Thursday) and our comeback from the game during the season. Everyone was fired up.”

Smith played a key role in the victory in several different ways. She started the scoring in the fourth inning, laying down a bunt that produced a run and landed her on third base when the Falcons committed an error on the play.

“I actually read the call wrong,” Smith said. “I wasn’t suppose to bunt, but it worked out, and somehow we got a score in and I got over to third.”

Smith drove in a run with a double in the top of the sixth, and then in the bottom half of the inning gunned down a runner at the plate after catching a fly ball in right field.

“I could hear my teammates as it was in the air, ‘Go 4’ so I was preparing myself for that,” Smith said. “But then as it was in the air, I was like oh my gosh I better actually get that, and then it landed in my glove and it worked.”

Smith also drove in what proved to be the game-winning run in the top of the seventh. At the time it gave the Pheasants a six-run lead. It turned out Redfield needed every one of those three runs it scored in that inning, because Florence-Henry scored five times in the bottom of the seventh and had the tying run on base when the final out was recorded.

Ella-Rude Peterson had three hits to lead the Pheasants.

Ashlynn Vavruska, Kaylee Vavruska and Alayna Caufield each had two hits for the Falcons.

Florence-Henry will face Avon for seventh place at 10 this morning. Redfield takes on Freeman-Marion-Freeman Academy for fifth at noon.

“It’s amazing knowing that you’re going to go up in the placings now, too, going for fifth and sixth, going for the consolation champions,” Smith said. “After (Thursday) we really wanted go to 2-1 on the rest of the tournament, so we’re really aiming for that fifth.”

Redfield 000 202 3 – 7 9 2

Florence-Henry 000 001 5 – 6 8 3

Octavia Paulsen, MaKayla Schulz (7) and Ashlee Stroud; Elizabeth Reiter and Ashlynn Vavruska. 2B – Redfield, Kinley Smith, Madysen Morrissette; Florence-Henry, Kaylee Vavruska. 3B – Florence-Henry, Reiter.

Freeman-Marion-Freeman Academy 13, Avon 4

Freeman-Marion-Freeman Academy broke open a tight game with a six-run fifth inning on the way to a 13-4 win over Avon.

Remington Weier had a two-run single, and Aubree Tschetter had a two-run double to highlight the frame for the Phoenix, who collected 17 hits in the contest.

Claire Loofburrow and Avary Thomas each finished with three hits for FMFA.

Avon will play Florence-Henry for seventh at 10 this morning, and the Phoenix take on Redfield for fifth at noon.

Freeman-Marion-Freeman Academy 011 163 1 – 13 17 2

Avon 101 010 1 – 4 8 4

Harli Ross and Claire Loofburrow; Kaydence Metzger, Haper Kracht (6) and Brielle Voight. 2B – Freeman-Marion-Freeman Academy, Aubree Tschetter, Ross. HR – Freeman-Marion-Freeman Academy, Loofburrow.

Beresford 4, Madison 1

Beresford kept Madison off the scoreboard until the final inning of a 4-1 win in consolation action during the Class A State Tournament.

Beresford struck first, taking a 2-0 lead in the second inning on a bases-loaded walk and a passed ball. The Watchdogs added another run in the third when Tavyn Tiedman doubled and later scored on a passed ball.

Beresford tacked on another run in the sixth on a Madison error.

The Bulldogs broke through in the bottom of the seventh inning on an RBI single from Evie Lurz.

Madison will face Lennox for seventh place at 10 this morning, and Beresford will take on Sioux Valley for fifth at noon.

Beresford 021 001 0 – 4 5 0

Madison 000 000 1 – 1 8 2

Brynlee Mohning and Ivy Keiser; Kelci Dudley and Jayna Pederson; 2B – Beresford, Rylie Laurick and Tavyn Tiedman; Madison – Aubri Tobkin and Logan Prostrollo.

Sioux Valley 15, Lennox 5

Sioux Valley used an eight-run fifth inning to help fuel a 15-5 win over Lennox.

The Cossacks had four hits, and took advantage of two walks and two errors in the pivotal frame. Amelia Jacobson, Shelby Hai, Morgan Lemme, and Zoe Hemmestad each had hits in the inning.

McKinley Schwab powered the Sioux Valley offense by driving in four runs. Kassidy Smith and Hai each had three hits.

Lennox will face Madison for seventh at 10 this morning, while Sioux Valley takes on Beresford for fifth at noon.

Lennox 130 010 – 5 6 3

Sioux Valley 140 082 – 15 14 1

Layci Eli, Hayley Hahn (4) and Jersey Zahn; Abby Axtel, McKinley Schwab (2) and Zoe Hemmestad. 2B – Lennox, Layci Eli; Amelia Jacobson and McKinley Schwab. 3B – Sioux Valley, Kassidy Smith.