The Hays High Indian baseball team split a pair of conference games on the road in Liberal on Thursday.

Game 1: Hays 5, Liberal 4

In game one the Indians jumped out to an early five run lead through the first six innings and held on for the 5-4 win.

All but two Indians picked up a hit and Trey VanPelt was two-for-three with two RBI’s in the win.

Cole Murphy earned the win. He allowed just one run on three hits over 5.1 innings. He struck out four, allowed three hits and walked one.

Game 2: Hays 0, Liberal 1

In game two Liberal took advantage of a throwing error in the second inning in a 1-0 win.

After a lead-off walk in the top of the second, an error by the Hays High catcher allowed the run to get into scoring position and four batters later Liberal got a run-scoring single that would give them the lead on their way to the win.

The Indians were held to just three hits in the game and starter Trey Riggs suffered the loss. He allowed just the one unearned run in 4.2 innings.

The loss snaps the Indians seven-game win streak as they fall to 7-1 on the season.

Hays hosts Great Bend for a makeup doubleheader on Monday.