Ballard: 12 Lake Samammish: 11
The Ballard High School lacrosse team is on a roll, winning three of its last four matches. And with its April 30 victory over Lake Samammish, the team moved into a tie for sixth place and the league's final playoff spot.
The Beavers were down 8-7 at half but outscored Lake Samammish 5-3 to close out the match and push their record to 5-4 on the season.
Juniors Maddie Soukup and Jayne Barnes led the team in scoring with five and four goals respectively.
Sophomore goalie Hannah Breton finished with 17 saves. That moved her into a tie for second place in the league with 107 saves this season. Her 54-percent save rate is third in the league.
Ballard has two more matches left to secure themselves a playoff spot as a second-year team.
Next up is 14th-place Auburn Mountainview at 5:30 p.m. on May 4 at Ballard High School.