If Eatonville was riding high fresh off their 32-7 takedown of Fife last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eatonville Cruisers fell to the Washington Patriots 45-40. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (32), the Cruisers still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Eatonville saw an underclassman step up: Cole Fowler threw for 407 yards and five touchdowns. Those 407 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Fowler. Riley Hill was Fowler's top target, picking up 111 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Washington had a senior duo take command as Leland Sulusi rushed for 145 yards while picking up 9.1 yards per carry and Kai'Lee Hale gained 86 total yards and a touchdown. Those 145 rushing yards gave Sulusi a new career-high.
Eatonville's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Washington, their win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eatonville will challenge Steilacoom at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eatonville will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Washington, they will square off against Orting at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Orting will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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