IOWA CITY - Linn-Mar relief pitcher Michael Bogert got the final out in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday as the Lions held off Iowa City High, 8-7, in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader in Iowa City.

The Little Hawks won the second game, 2-0, on a one-hitter by Brady Cotton.

Linn-Mar carried an 8-5 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning of the opener. The Little Hawks pulled within 8-7, but Bogert ended the game with a strikeout.

Manny Jeffery scored three runs for Linn-Mar. Thomas Niemeyer and Ryan Wyant had two hits. Jackson Jacobs, Taylor Yoke and Wyant had two RBIs.

Game 1

Linn-Mar    102 032 0 - 8 7 2
City High   000 230 2 - 7 8 4

W - Wyant. L - Forrester. S - Bogert.

Game 2

Linn-Mar    000 000 0 - 0 1 2
City High   001 001 x - 2 4 2

W - Cotton. L - Jeffery.