Albion's U18 side were beaten 3-2 at home by Reading in their penultimate match of the season on Saturday.
The Royals had raced into a two-goal lead by the middle of the first period, but two efforts from Archie Kirton before the break brought the Baggies back to level terms.
With the encounter heading towards the end and both teams looking likely to pick up one point each, Reading pinched all three with only minutes remaining.
Leigh Downing's youngsters face Southampton this coming Saturday in their final fixture of the 2023/24 campaign.
ALBION: Brady, Maughan (Mandey), Dupont, Morrish, Sears (Letliat), Mfuamba (Walker), Deeming, Parmar, Kirton, Chimeziri (Okorodudu), Onyemachi.
Subs: Wilkes (GK).
