One local baseball team is still in the running for a state championship. Lone Tree is one of 16 teams left in the class 1A state tournament after beating the Pekin Panthers 3-1 in the Class 1A District 9 championship on Saturday.

The team is heading to Fairfield tonight to face the undefeated Van Buren Warriors in the subdistrict final. If they win, the team will compete in the first round of the state tournament next week.

You can hear tonight’s game on KCII and online at KCIIradio.com. Pregame starts at 6:30, first pitch is set for 7 p.m.