Hannah Towns belted a home run Saturday night as the third-ranked Jefferson J-Hawks topped Dubuque Senior, 8-3, in the Class 5A regional semifinals at Larry Niemeyer Field at Jefferson.

Jefferson (34-7) will host Cedar Rapids Prairie (27-11) in the regional finals Tuesday at 7 p.m., with the winner advancing to the Class 5A state tournament in Fort Dodge.

Erin Kuba went 2-for-2 with two RBIs for the J-Hawks Saturday night. Avery Guy also was 2-for-2.

All-state catcher Maddie Hansen had an RBI double.

Jefferson and Prairie split a doubleheader this season. The winner of their rubber match will make the state tournament.