Several area baseball teams put their season on the line tonight when they start up their playoff run with the start of district play.

Outside of Highland hosting Montezuma and Hillcrest Academy going against Grand View Christian in games that can be heard on KCII, four other teams will also be in action. In Class 1A District 6 the Lions of Lone Tree will try to improve their 7-13 mark when they travel to face Pekin. The Panthers are 9-12 and swept a pair of regular season meetings by 13-1 and 4-2 scores. In the bottom half of the bracket Keota will try to improve their 16-5 mark by hosting Danville (3-14). Sigourney will also be at home with the Savages (17-5) set to welcome non-conference foe Moulton-Udell (0-19). In class 2A District 10 the Wolves of Winfield-Mt. Union/Columbus (2-18) will hit the road to West Liberty. Mid-Prairie (15-10) will start their postseason on Tuesday in Mediapolis against the winner of Cardinal (16-7) and Central Lee (9-12). Washington will start up their class 3A playoffs on Friday in Eldridge against No. 1 Davenport Assumption (26-6). 

Start times for the first and second rounds are 5 and 7 p.m.