Orting had won four straight games and Carson McCall did his part to make it five on Wednesday. The Orting Cardinals put the hurt on the Eatonville Cruisers with a sharp 61-36 victory thanks in part to McCall, who rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Those 125 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Brock Armstrong was another key player, rushing for 104 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Orting was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Orting didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayden Shoenbachler and Dominic Thomas.
Orting's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Eatonville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals takes on Toppenish at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Orting is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.3 points per game this season. Eatonville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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