Cruiser Soccer Falls to Clover Park, Franklin Pierce

The Eatonville Cruisers boy’s soccer team endured a tough week on the pitch, suffering two defeats in recent matchups.

On Tuesday, April 22, the Cruisers traveled to face the Clover Park Timberwolves in a tightly contested battle. Eatonville took an early 1-0 lead into the half thanks to a Clover Park miscue. Timberwolves goalkeeper mishandled a pass back from a teammate under pressure from Cruiser forward Nate Goode, allowing the ball to roll into the net.

Clover Park responded with an equalizer with 24 minutes remaining in the match, leveling the score at 1-1. The Timberwolves then seized the lead just six minutes later, finding the back of the net to go ahead 2-1 with 18 minutes left to play.

Eatonville showed resilience as Goode scored his own goal with just under 16 minutes remaining, knotting the score at 2-2. However, Clover Park ultimately secured the victory, scoring the decisive goal with eight minutes left on the clock, handing the Cruisers a 3-2 loss.

Looking to bounce back from the Clover Park defeat and avenge a previous 5-0 home loss to Franklin Pierce, the Cruisers hit the road again on Thursday, April 24, to take on the Franklin Pierce Cardinals. Unfortunately for Eatonville, they faced a similar outcome. The Cardinals proved to be a formidable opponent, delivering an 8-0 shutout to the visiting Cruisers.

Eatonville will aim to finish their season strong next week. They are scheduled to host their rivals, the Orting Cardinals, on Tuesday, April 30, for Senior Night. The Cruisers will then conclude their week and the season with a road match against the Steilacoom Sentinels on Thursday, May 1.