Kennedy Dighton belted a walk-off grand slam homer in the bottom of the sixth inning Thursday night as Jefferson blanked Dubuque Hempstead, 10-0, in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader at Jefferson.

The sixth-ranked J-Hawks captured the second game, 13-1, in four innings.

The sweep lifted Jefferson to 15-5 overall and 11-3 in the MVC.

Dighton went 2-for-5 with her grand slam and five RBIs in the first game. Lindsey Culver and Avery Guy also swatted home runs for the J-Hawks. Maddie Hansen went 2-for-3. Alyssa Olson got the victory with six strikeouts.

Dighton went 2-for-3 with another home run and three RBIs in the 13-1 victory. Hansen was 3-for-3 with three RBIs. Liv Erickson also went 3-for-3. Taylor Holub was 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Tori Brandon and Culver were 2-for-3 with two RBIs.

Alissa Good picked up the victory in Game 2.

Hempstead fell to 6-9 for the season.