The Lone Tree Lions (Lone Tree, IA) basketball crushed the visiting Pekin Panthers (Packwood, IA), 62-26 in Friday's league bout.

The Lions now possess a 13-4 record. They play next when they travel to English Valleys for a non-league bout on Monday, January 27. Lone Tree will play a Bears team coming off a 44-19 league win over Belle Plaine (Belle Plaine, IA). The Bears record now stands at 9-6.

With the loss, Pekin falls to 7-9 on the campaign. The Panthers host Cardinal (Eldon, IA) to play the Comets in a non-league bout on Monday, January 27. The Comets go into the bout with a record of 0-14. Cardinal lost 69-23 in their recent non-league bout against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (Eddyville, IA)