The Lone Tree Lions suffered a pair of losses on the diamond Friday night against Pekin. Lone Tree baseball fell behind 4-1 after two innings but rallied to tie the game with two runs of their own in the third and one in the top of the sixth. But the Panthers scored five times in the bottom of the sixth and would stay in front the rest of the way, going on to win 9-5.

Senior Ethan Bockelman had two hits, one run scored and one run batted in to lead the Lion lineup. Freshman Brock Nebergall also had two hits, one of which was a double, and scored once. Sophomore Emmett Burke also stroked a double and finished with two RBI.

Lone Tree was coming off a loss Wednesday at Calamus-Wheatland. The Lions fell behind 4-1 in the second inning and would trail the rest of the night, as the Spartans put up four runs in the sixth to finish off an early 14-4 victory.

Bockelman hit a double and scored once for Lone Tree, while junior Maddox Jondle blasted a triple on his way to scoring once and driving in a run. Junior Jack Patterson added a hit, a RBI and a run scored.

Senior Dominic Graap brought home a run on one hit for the Lions, who are 4-11 overall, including a 3-5 record in the North division of the Southeast Iowa Super Conference.

Lone Tree softball saw their game with Pekin Friday tied at one until the Panthers scored five times in the fourth. The Lions would put up six runs in the final inning to try and rally, but they would come up short in a 10-8 loss.

Lone Tree softball had also suffered a loss at Calamus-Wheatland in their previous game. The Lions yielded three runs in just the first inning Wednesday but would tie the game in the fourth.

The Warriors briefly took the lead back in the bottom of the fourth, but Lone Tree matched their run in the top of the fifth. Unfortunately, Calamus-Wheatland did all the scoring the rest of the way en route to winning 7-4.

Senior Lila Bell led the Lions at the plate with three hits and scored a run, while junior Sami Branson came up with a pair of base hits and one run batted in. Lone Tree’s total record now sits at 11-7, including a 7-4 mark in the Super Conference North.