The El Dorado Broncos score two runs in the eighth inning to break a 5-5 tie and defeat the Hays Larks 7-5 to take the first two games of their four-game Jayhawk League Series at Larks Park. The Broncos improve to 5-0 and 2-0 in the Jayhawk League while the Larks fall to 3-4 and 0-2.

Hays struck early, scoring three in the first on a Brett Anderson single, a Derrick Mount triple and a wild pitch. They added another run in the third on a Garrett McKinzie sacrifice fly to go up 4-1.

Tony Kjolsing tied the game in the fifth on a three-run homer. Jonathan Eberhardt’s bases loaded RBI single gave El Dorado the lead for good.

The Larks commit four errors in the game, giving them seven in the first two games of the series.

Game three of the series is Saturday at 7 pm with Military Appreciation Night. Admission is free courtesy of the VFW, Kiwanis Club and Golden Corral.