It was déjà vu for the Ballard High School volleyball team, as the Beavers fell 3-1 to Eastlake for the second match in a row Sept. 20.
Ballard took a one-game lead for the first time this season, beating Eastlake 25-21 in the first game of the match.
Unfortunately for the Beavers, they couldn't replicate that success, losing the match in three straight games: 25-22, 25-17 and 25-17.
Junior Monique Marquez had 12 digs and a game-high 27 assists for Ballard. Freshman Grace Taylor had a game-high three aces to go with her five kills. And, sophomore Liza Berg added nine kills and 11 digs.
The Beavers are now 0-2 in KingCo and 0-4 overall.
Ballard has a tough test in Skyline High School at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at Ballard High School. The Beavers lost 3-0 to Skyline last season, and Skyline is 4-1 so far this season.