The Ballard High School volleyball team, continuing its late-season rally, won its third match in a row, defeating Redmond three games to one on Oct. 19.

The Beavers' three wins come after a five-match skid and have pushed the team to sixth place in KingCo.

Ballard took the first game against Redmond 25-17, but Redmond answered with a 25-21 win. The Beavers handily won the third game 25-15 and put Redmond away with a 25-20 victory in the fourth game.

Senior Lisa Day had 23 kills and five aces, and sophomore Monique Marques dished out 31 assists.

The win was important for keeping the Beavers' playoff hopes alive.

"Last night was a huge win," coach Tami Reese said. "We needed to win that one."

Ballard will be guaranteed a spot in the playoffs if it wins one of its remaining two matches or if Inglemoor loses both of its remaining matches.

While the team's recent win streak has been impressive, it has come against three opponents who have only four conference wins between them.

The competition for the Beavers (4-5 conference, 6-5 overall) will get tougher in the final two matches.

Next up for Ballard is first-place Woodinville (9-0 conference, 11-1 overall) at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21 at Woodinville High School.

After that, the Beavers wrap up the regular season Oct. 26 at home against Roosevelt (3-6 conference, 5-7 overall).