April 27 – Ballard: 2 Redmond: 2. April 28 – Skyline: 2 Ballard: 1.
After a three-game winning streak, the Ballard High School soccer team has gone 0-1-1. But, the Beaver offense appears to have gotten on track.
Ballard tied Redmond 2-2 in overtime during an April 27 make-up game.
Kentaro Bowzewski put the Beavers on the board in the 21st minute, but Redmond sent the game into overtime with a goal in the 50th.
Sofien El-Mehrik scored off a Balin Larson assist three minutes into the extra period, but Redmond answered once again four minutes later.
Skyline handed Ballard its first loss in five games April 28.
Skyline scored in the 33rd minute and would hold that lead for almost the whole game.
Greg Testa evened the score off a Nick Christie assist with two minutes left to play, seemingly securing the tie. But, Skyline was able to sneak one last goal in before the final whistle blew.
The Beavers are 5-5-2 overall and 3-4-2 in the conference with two matches left to play, and their offense is looking better than it has all season.
In the first seven games of the season, Ballard scored five goals total and went 2-4-1.
In the five games since, the Beavers have nine goals and a 3-1-1 record.
Ballard plays Garfield at 7:30 p.m., May 1 at Memorial Stadium.