After flying high against Franklin Pierce last Tuesday, Eatonville came back down to earth. The Eatonville Cruisers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Orting Cardinals on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cruisers of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.
Eatonville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-7, 25-13, 25-20.
Eatonville's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Orting, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Eatonville will square off against Steilacoom at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Orting, they will take on Clover Park at 7:15 p.m. on Monday.
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