After falling behind 2-0 April 12 against Lake Washington, the Ballard High School softball team climbed its way back to take a 3-2 lead heading into the bottom of the final inning.

The Beavers couldn't hold on to the lead, giving up four straight hits to allow Lake Washington to walk off with a 4-3 victory.

It appeared as if Ballard took revenge for that close loss April 13 against Garfield as the team scored 21 unanswered runs on the way to a 21-3 win, its first in KingCo play this season.

Coach Kyle Gray said the team played pretty well against a great Lake Washington team and didn't want that loss to carry over to the Garfield game.

The players decided they were going to get their bats going earlier and were able to score some early runs against Garfield, he said.

Freshman Julia Boone went two-for-three with three RBIs and four runs scored, junior Bernie Cardon hit three-for-four with four RBIs, and junior Jamie Thelen added a two-run home run for the Beavers.

Senior Sophie Overlock-Pauley threw four strikeouts in three innings of work.

The win ended a two-game skid for Ballard and brought the team's record to 1-2 in KingCo and 5-2 overall.

Gray said the first KingCo win is good for confidence but isn't enough.

"We're going in the right direction, but we need to stay focused," he said. "We can't be satisfied with one KingCo win."

In their third game in three days, the Beavers will face Woodinville at 4 p.m. on April 14 at Lower Woodland.

Gray said Woodinville is a very tough team, and he is looking forward to seeing what freshmen pitcher Andrea Jewett can do against them after pitching a complete game only two days ago.