The Ballard High School boys soccer team is making a habit of coming on strong down the stretch.

In the final match of the Beavers' season May 5 against Eastlake, the teams were tied 2-2 with two minutes left. Ballard scored two goals in those final minutes to get the win and earn a spot in the playoffs.

It was the team's highest scoring match of the season.

The May 5 match was a microcosm of the Beavers' season. Ballard started slowly, going 2-4-1 in the first half of the season and scoring only five goals during that stretch.

But, things turned around in the second half of the season, starting with a 2-1 win over Issaquah April 14. Ballard went 5-1-1 with 16 goals to close out the season.

Ballard's playoff game is at 7:30 p.m., May 9 at Memorial Stadium.