PIERRE – What started out as a promising weekend for the Bobcat nine, ended on a low note as they dropped their final two regular-season games on Sunday at Hyde Stadium.

Brookings downed Apple Valley, 9-4, on Saturday at Bob Shelden, but fell 10-1 and 6-2 to the Governors on Sunday.

As the top team in Region 1A, the ‘Cats play host to the Huron/Watertown winner at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Shelden.

Sunday

• Pierre 10, Brookings 1

The Bobcats took the early lead when Akren Prodoehl drew a one-out walk before Jameson Meyer stroked a two-out double to plate Prodoehl.

But the Governors tied the game with a run in their half of the first frame after Michael Lusk hit a one-out double; moved to third on a passed ball; and then scored on Spencer Sarringar’s ground out.

Pierre took the lead for good in the third inning as Connor Gerber led off with a walk and Lusk connected for a two-run homer. Sarringar reached on an error, and later scored on another error. In between, Joe King took one for the team and; moved to third on the second error; and scored on Nate Zimmerman’s RBI single. Payton Zabel, who got on base via an error, went to third on Zimmerman’s hit and then scored on Garret Stout’s sacrifice fly as the Governors led 6-1 through three complete.

The Govs scored two runs in both the fourth and fifth inning for insurance.

Cody Niklason suffered the loss for the Bobcats as he was charged with giving up six runs – two earned – on four hits, a walk and a hit batter while striking out one in three innings of work. Justin Devine allowed two runs on twos hits and a pair of walks in one frame while Brandin Heesch tossed the last two innings and gave up two runs on two hits, three walks and a hit batter with one strikeout.

Prodoehl finished with two of the ‘Cats’ six hits as Drew Cole, Justin Devine and Jacob Devine each had a single.

PIERRE 10, BROOKINGS 1

Brookings        100 000 0 –   1 6 3

Pierre               105 220 x – 10 8 0

Cody Niklason, Justin Devine (4), Brandin Heesch (5) and Jacob Schoon; Garrett Stout, Gray Zable (6) and Spencer Sarringar. W – Stout. L – Niklason. 2B: B, Jameson Meyer; P, Michael Lusk. HR: P, Michael Lusk.

• Pierre 6, Brookings 2

Brookings scored twice in the top of the third to get on the scoreboard first again, but the Governors answered with a five-run third and then tacked on a lone run in the fifth for the final margin.

Schoon and Niklason hit back-to-back singles to open the third before Prodoehl attempted a sacrifice bunt to move the runners up. But Pierre tried to go to second to get Niklason out, which allowed Prodoehl to reach first on a fielder’s choice as Schoon scored on the throwing error to second base.

Chris Lerdal’s fielder’s choice allowed Niklason to move to third as Prodoehl was forced at second, and then, Meyer singled to right to plate Niklason for the 2-0 edge.

The Bobcats sandwiched two errors around a base hit and a hit batter to give Pierre one run before another walk, another error and a fielder’s choice allowed the home team to score four more runs for a 5-2 lead.

Sarringar hit a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the fifth to make it 6-2.

Cole was saddled with the loss as he gave up five runs – two earned – on one hit, one hit batter and a walk with two strikeouts in two innings of work. Tyler Kreutner allowed one run on two hits and a walk with a strikeout over three innings before Chris Lerdal set the Govs down in order in the sixth to close out the game.

PIERRE 6, BROOKINGS 2

Brookings         002 000 0 – 2 4 4

Pierre               005 010 x – 6 3 2

Drew Cole, Tyler Kreutner (3), Chris Lerdal (6) and Jacob Schoon; Payton Zabel, Austin Hoss (6) and Spencer Sarringar. W – Zabel. L – Cole. HR: P, Spencer Sarringar.

Saturday

• Brookings 9, Apple Valley, Minn., 4

BROOKINGS – Niklason went 3-for-3 with three RBIs, and the Bobcats scored a trio of runs in each of the odd-number innings they batted en route to the win over the Eagles.

Kreutner came through with a two-out double in the bottom of the first to plate Prodoehl, who reached on a fielder’s choice, and Meyer, who got on via a two-out single. Kreutner later scored on an error to make it 3-0.

Apple Valley took advantage of two Brookings errors and a dropped third strike, to plate one run in the third despite just one hit.

The Bobcats quickly retook the lead in the bottom of the third.

Meyer doubled, Kreutner was hit by a pitch and Schoon walked to load the bases. Following a double play, Parker Beers was hit by a pitch to again soak the sacks.

Heesch’s grounder resulted in an error, which allowed Meyer and Kreutner to score. Niklason then had a run-scoring hit to make it 6-4.

In the fifth, Schoon singled, and Justin Devine and Heesch added one-out hits to load the bases.

Niklason came through with a two-run single and Lerdal added an RBI hit to provide for the final margin.

Meyer and Cole both finished 2-for-4.

Jacob Devine earned the win after giving up just three hits and two walks with nine strikeouts. All four Eagle runs were unearned.

Apple Valley’s Lucas Krejce took the loss after allowing six runs – two earned – on six hits and three walks with a pair of strikeouts.

BROOKINGS 9, APPLE VALLEY, MINN., 4

Apple Valley                004 000 0 – 4   3 2

Brookings                    303 030 x – 9 12 2

Lucas Krejce, Justin Wiegel (3), Trey Kocher (5) and Lucky Bolden; Jacob Devine and Jacob Schoon. W – Devine. L – Krejce. 2B: B, Tyler Kreutner, Jameson Meyer.