The Ballard High School girls basketball team let Roosevelt pull away in the second half of the teams' Jan. 15 matchup.

The Beavers owned a 9-3 lead at the end of the first quarter and were tied at 16 with Roosevelt going into halftime.

But, Ballard sputtered while Roosevelt poured it on in the second half, with the Beavers eventually losing 48-36.

Senior Kayla Wenger led Ballard with 13 points. Junior Tai Tautolo had seven.

The loss puts the Beavers at 1-7 in the conference and 3-9 overall.

Ballard's next game is against Skyline at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 20 at Skyline High School.