The Klahowya baseball team allowed four runs in the first inning and the same number in the third en route to an 11-1 loss at Kingston on Friday, missing a chance to secure the outright championship for Class 2A teams in the Olympic League.

The Eagles (12-5 overall, 11-4 league), who were shorthanded due to a series of injuries and suspensions, still control their own destiny, at least for the Class 2A crown, with one game remaining on the regular-season league schedule — at North Mason at 4 p.m. Thursday.

KSS was tied with Class 3A teams Olympic (12-5, 11-3) and North Kitsap (13-4, 12-3) in the race for the league’s overall championship, but NK won Friday and Olympic was idle, dropping the Eagles to third overall.

“We knew that was a must-win,” said KSS coach Dave Neet, referring to Friday’s game.

Kingston (12-6, 11-5), meanwhile, now trails KSS by half a game in the league’s Class 2A race, which the Eagles have won the past two seasons. The Bucs have completed their league schedule.

In terms of seeding for the Class 2A West Central District III Tournament, which begins May 12, the top 2A team from the Olympic League receives a first-round bye. The No. 2 seed, meanwhile, opens with a first-round game against the No. 3 team from the Nisqually League. Three teams advance to state from districts.

“Regardless of how either teams’ season has gone, you’re going to get a good game,” Neet said of the upcoming matchup with North Mason (4-14, 4-10). “I’m sure they’d love to play spoiler.”

If KSS were to lose Thursday, both the Eagles and Kingston would have the same overall, league and division record, creating an additional tiebreaker scenario in which Kingston would earn the top spot thanks to a better record (2-2 vs 1-3) against common opponents of higher league-standing — in this case, North Kitsap and Olympic.

Regardless, KSS has qualified for districts and the tiebreaker scenario won’t matter if the team wins Thursday.

“Going into the season, we would have been ecstatic if we had known this is where we would be right now,” Neet said, adding both Eley and Kurtis Pitcher, the team’s top two arms, will be available for Thursday’s game.

On the 3A side, it appears as though Olympic will settle for the No. 2 slot because North Kitsap holds the tiebreaker advantage by virtue of a better record against Class 3A teams.

For Olympic to win the outright 3A title, the Vikings would have to lose to struggling Bremerton (1-15, 1-13) in their season-finale Tuesday and the Trojans would have to win their final two games (against North Mason and Bremerton).

The Trojans host North Mason at 4 p.m. Monday and visit Bremerton at the same time Thursday.

Olympic League standings

Team League Overall

North Kitsap 12-3 13-4

Olympic 11-3 12-5

Klahowya 11-4 12-5

Kingston 11-5 12-6

Port Angeles 7-8 7-9

Sequim 7-8 9-9

North Mason 4-10 4-14

Port Townsend 3-13 4-13

Bremerton 1-13 1-15