Ballard is on a five-game streak of home losses, Lincoln a ten-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Ballard Beavers will take on the Lincoln Lynx at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ballard missed an extra point against Bishop Blanchet on Friday and it came back to haunt them. Ballard and Bishop Blanchet were almost perfectly matched up, but Ballard suffered an agonizing 54-53 loss. This was one game where the offenses had no trouble playing at a high level.
The losing side was boosted by Joe Farley, who threw for 278 yards and six touchdowns. Farley hasn't dropped below three passing touchdowns for three straight games. Adam Tripp was another key contributor, picking up 75 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was just a hair shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 14-13 to Rainier Beach.
Ballard's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Ballard didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Lincoln in their previous meeting back in September, but they still walked away with a 18-14 victory. Does Ballard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
