The Eatonville Cruisers will square off against the Franklin Pierce Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eatonville will be strutting in after a victory while Franklin Pierce will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, Eatonville needed a bit of extra time to put away Mount Tahoma. They walked away with a 12-9 win over the T-Birds. The victory continues a trend for the Cruisers in their matchups with the T-Birds: they've now won four in a row.
Brody Thirtyacre
| 04/17/25 @ Mount Tahoma | 4 |
| 03/16/24 @ Montesano | 2 |
| 04/15/25 vs Steilacoom | 1 |
| 04/11/25 @ Lakes | 1 |
| 03/28/24 @ Tenino | 1 |
Brody Thirtyacre made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Eatonville's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is undefeated (and 1-7 when he doesn't). Thirtyacre was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Santiago Ruvalcaba, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2024. Michael Laird also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Franklin Pierce unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Fife by a score of 2-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Franklin Pierce saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Larson, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Eatonville's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Franklin Pierce, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Eatonville couldn't quite get it done against Franklin Pierce in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as they fell 10-6. Will the Cruisers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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