Softball Recap: Orting Has No Trouble Against Eatonville

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

04/16/26 vs Washington	19
03/31/26 @ Washington	19
04/21/26 @ Clover Park	15
04/17/26 vs Franklin Pierce	12
04/03/26 @ Kentlake	12

Orting barely beat Eatonville the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cardinals put the hurt on the Cruisers with a sharp 20-11 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Khloe Smith was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Norah Fenton was another key player, getting on base in four of her six plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base.

They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Orting lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eatonville didn't launched any.

Orting moved to 8-7 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Eatonville, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 8-7.

Coming up, Orting will head out on the road to face off against Franklin Pierce at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Orting's pitchers better be ready for this one: Franklin Pierce has averaged an impressive 9.2 runs per game this season. Eatonville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.