After a 2-0 shutout at the hands of Woodinville Oct. 20, the team's second loss in a row, the Ballard High School girls soccer team must win its final two matches to even have a shot at making the post season.

The Beavers are in ninth place in KingCo with a 2-5-2 conference record and 3-8-3 overall record.

Only the top six teams in the conference make the playoffs, but Ballard coach Val Seid said the playoff picture is pretty good for his team.

Ballard must win against eight-place Inglemoor and 10th-place Lake Washington. If that happens, there are a number of situations, which Seid said look likely, where other teams lose one or both of their final matches and the Beavers make the playoffs.

Seid said his team doesn't need any more motivation heading into the final two matches than they have shown all season.

He said Ballard has almost always looked like the better team this season but suffered a number of unlucky breaks.

"It's just a matter of will luck be on our side this time," Seid said. "In soccer, the better team doesn't always win."

The Beavers take the first step toward the playoffs against Inglemoor at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Nathan Hale High School.