Basketball Game Preview: Clover Park Timberwolves vs. Eatonville Cruisers

Clover Park hasn't had much luck against Eatonville recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Clover Park Timberwolves will venture away from home to challenge the Eatonville Cruisers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Clover Park was handed a 33-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Olympic, sneaking past 41-38.

Andralynne Harless

Points (Career)

02/15/25 vs Olympic	21
01/14/25 @ Eatonville	20
12/23/24 @ Foster	19
02/04/25 vs Foss	18
12/18/24 vs Lakes	17

It was another big night for Andralynne Harless, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. Fa'aluaina Salanoa was another key player, putting up five points in addition to eight assists and seven rebounds.

Meanwhile, Eatonville entered their tilt with Clover Park last Friday with nine consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with ten. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 71-38 victory over the Timberwolves. Given the Cruisers' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Timberwolves are ranked 221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Eatonville's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points over those games. As for Clover Park, their victory bumped their record up to 12-8.

Clover Park was dealt a bruising 71-38 defeat at the hands of Eatonville when the teams last played last Friday. Can Clover Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.