Football Recap: Washington Patriots vs. Eatonville Cruisers
Washington entered their tilt with Eatonville on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They managed a 45-40 victory over the Eatonville Cruisers. For the Patriots, this counts as revenge for the 49-20 defeat the Cruisers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2019.
Washington had a senior duo take command as Leland Sulusi rushed for 145 yards while picking up 9.1 yards per carry and Kai'Lee Hale gained 86 total yards and a touchdown. Those 145 rushing yards gave Sulusi a new career-high.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Washington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 92 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 235.
Despite the loss, Eatonville saw an underclassman step up: Cole Fowler threw for 407 yards and five touchdowns. With that strong performance, Fowler is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game. A healthy portion of that aerial production (99 yards to be exact) went to Amari Samuels.
Washington's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Eatonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Washington will welcome Orting at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Orting is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.3 points per game this season. As for Eatonville, they will host Steilacoom at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eatonville also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 37.8 points per game.
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