Chief Sealth’s luck and its lead ran out Wednesday afternoon as Lakeside batted in five runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Seahawks, 6-3.

Lakeside scored first in the top of the third. But the Seahawks quickly answered with a run of their own to even the score. Then, Bryan Karl drove in a two-run homer to propel the Seahawks to a 3-1 lead, which held until the final inning.

“We pride ourselves on great defense. It’s not like we made any errors in the last inning,” Chief Sealth head coach Ernest Policarpio said.

Lakeside’s bats awoke after a challenged out call at first base cost it a run in the sixth, causing some unrest among the Lions.

Chief Sealth starting pitcher, sophomore Evan Moe, almost sealed the deal for the Seahawks. After dominating for six innings, in the seventh, Moe walked two batters and hit a third, which allowed the Lions to load the bases.

The next batter up drove in three runs to give Lakeside a one run lead.

“It’s still early in the season so that was a lesson learned. Evan’s only a sophomore. I know he’s going to learn from this game and improve his finish,” Policarpio said.

After Moe’s three allowed runs of the inning, Policarpio put in relief pitcher Weston Reed after to get the last three outs of the game. Reed went on to give-up two more runs.

The Seahawks did not score in the bottom of the seventh.

“It was a great game for six innings and we just couldn’t finish the game defensively,” Policarpio said. “We get to see them Friday so we’ll try to return the favor.”

Chief Sealth plays Lakeside at Magnuson 8 at 3:30 p.m. Friday.