All through regulation May 6, the Ballard High School softball team had an answer for Bothell.

When Bothell threatened to put the game away with three runs in the top of the eighth inning, the Beavers answered with three runs in the bottom of the eighth. Two Bothell runs in the top of the ninth were answered with two Ballard runs in the bottom of the ninth.

Despite having their best offensive output since April 13, the Beavers finally ran out of answers in the 10th inning and fell to Bothell 10-8.

Junior Morgan Bailess hit two-for-four with two RBIs for Ballard. Junior Jamie Thelan added an RBI on two-for-five hitting.

The loss was the Beavers' fourth in a row, dropping their record to 3-8 in KingCo and 7-8 overall – the first time the team has been below .500 this season.

Ballard has three scheduled games left and two rained-out games to make up.

The Beavers take on Lake Washington at 4 p.m. on May 7 at Lower Woodland.