After racking up 11 runs in its first game, the Ballard High School baseball team could only muster one run in a 5-1 loss to Bishop Blanchet March 15.

Junior Oliver Guarino went one-for-three with a run scored for the Beavers.

Though the offense dipped against Blanchet, the Ballard defense showed improvement while utilizing its senior pitchers.

The Beavers gave up five runs with an error versus 13 runs with five errors two days earlier.

Ballard is 0-2 in nonconference games this season.

The Beavers open up KingCo play against Lake Washington at 3:30 p.m. on March 23 at Whitman Middle School.