For the ninth game in a row, the Ballard baseball team didn't have didn't have the offense needed to get the win, falling 9-2 to Lake Washington April 23.

Ballard's three pitchers, Nick Palewicz, Jordy Donald and Brendan Foor, combined to give up nine runs on nine hits. Palewicz, despite giving up four runs, threw seven strikeouts in less than four innings.

For the Beavers offensively, Grady Williams went one-for-three with a run scored, Charlie Beaudoin went two-for-three with an RBI, and Jason Bergerson went one-for-three with a stolen base.

During Ballard's nine-game losing streak, the team is being outscored 53 to 22.

Part of the problem for the Beavers is they aren't capitalizing on the hits they are getting.

The team has been outscored by 15 runs, eight to 23, in the last four games. But during that stretch, Ballard has only seven fewer hits than its opponents.

In at least three of the last nine losses, the Beavers have actually outhit their opponents.

Alternately, Ballard's opponents are getting near-maximum efficiency out of their offenses. In at least five of Ballard's last nine losses, their opponents have scored as many runs as they have hits.

The Beavers (4-11 overall, 3-10 conference) face Inglemoor, who they beat 6-2 in their last meeting, at 3:45 p.m., April 27 at Whitman.