The Bothell High School volleyball team forced a fourth game Wednesday against Ballard but could not get the contest to a tiebreaker, losing 3-1.
Ballard held Bothell to 20 and 19 points respectively during the first two games before the Cougars won a tight game three 26-24. But the Beavers would take the match with a dominant 25-18 fourth-game victory.
Bothell was led by Hailey Crane with 15 kills.
The Cougars will regroup for a match at 7 p.m. Monday at Garfield High School in Seattle.