Football Recap: Orting Cardinals vs. Clover Park Timberwolves
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Orting). They breezed by the Clover Park Timberwolves to the tune of 57-18 on Friday. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
Orting's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carson McCall led the charge by rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown. McCall also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles (1.0 for loss). Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Dominic Thomas, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Orting was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Orting wouldn't let Clover Park keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as McCall, Liam Fogarty, and Amos Voss picked up one apiece. Voss has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
The win was the third in a row for Orting, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. As for Clover Park, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Orting has already played their next contest, a 41-7 victory against Washington on the 24th. As for Clover Park, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 52-0 defeat against Franklin Pierce on the 24th.
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