HAYSVILLE, Kan. – Haysville scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh and beat the Hays Larks 5-2 in their series opener Friday night at Plagens/Carpenter Field. The win snaps the Aviators (7-24) seven-game losing streak and is only their second win their last 24 games.

Haysville took vantage of a walk and two errors to grab the lead. Tyler Flores double off Parker Schkade broke the 2-2 tie. An error and Troy Konwinski single yielded the other two runs.

Starter Walter Pennington allowed one earned run on three hits over six innings with four strikeouts and three walks. Schkade allowed three runs on one hit without recording an out and suffered the loss.

Clayton Rasbeary’s double scored Alex Weiss to tie the game 1-1 in the top of the fifth. Trey Ochoa singled later in the inning, driving in Rasbeary to put Hays up 2-1.

Despite the loss, the Larks (20-10, 20-9 Jayhawk League) remain a game behind first place Liberal in the Jayhawk League. The Bee Jays lost their series opener in Great Bend 7-2.