Orting is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Eatonville Cruisers at 7:00 p.m.
Last Wednesday, Orting didn't have quite enough to beat Peninsula and fell 61-58. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (55), the Cardinals still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Eatonville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They strolled past Tenino with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 53-38.
This is the second loss in a row for Orting and nudges their season record down to 0-2. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 2.5 points. As for Eatonville, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Orting strolled past Eatonville when the teams last played back in January by a score of 59-42. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Cruisers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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