BROOKINGS - Aberdeen Central wasn't able to record its second straight softball victory on Thursday, but the Golden Eagles did have another milestone moment.
Kylee Hoffman belted the school's first ever home run in a 13-3 setback to Brookings in an Eastern South Dakota Conference contest.
Leading off the top of the first inning, Hoffman did not waste any time, jumping on the first pitch of the game and depositing it over the fence.
"With Hoffman leading off, I told her to swing at the first good pitch and not get deep in the count today with better pitching," said Central coach Cassidy Neer. "She did just that and hit a home run on the first pitch of the game."
The Eagles added another run in the first after Avery Bendewald singled and later scored on a passed ball.
The hosts answered back with three runs in the bottom of the first inning for a lead they never lost, although Central stayed within striking distance.
When Hoffman drove in another run in the top of the f
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