Eatonville players Jake Brannon (left), Nathaniel Goode (center) and Trentten Cressman (right) played tough defense in their match last week against King's Way.
Heather Quirie
The fifth-ranked King's Way Christian Knights came to Eatonville this past Saturday and spoiled the Cruisers' first district playoff appearance in seven years.
The underdog Cruisers came up short in the last five minutes with a winning goal by the Knights that ended the Cruisers’ hopes for an upset. The final score was 2-1.
The defense dominated the effort by stopping the Knights with over 50 quality defensive plays and 20 blocks/saves by goalkeeper Nathaniel Goode. Trentten Cressman led the way with 13 defensive plays, and Josiah Goode, Nicholas Holder and Jake Brannon all finished with seven each.
Riley Rockey scored the only Cruiser goal. Kevin Tomyn got the assist.
That loss dropped the Cruisers into the consolation bracket where they will need to win their next two games to clinch a berth into the state tournament, something Eatonville has not done since 2002.
The Cruisers hosted the Raymond Seagulls at home Tuesday, but the results were not available at press time.
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