Preview: Satsuma vs. Orange Beach
Satsuma is 0-3 against Orange Beach since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Satsuma Gators will head out on the road to face off against the Orange Beach Makos at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Satsuma fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They had just enough and edged Mary G. Montgomery out 2-1. Madisyn Ziebach had to tread lightly for part of the match after she was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Satsuma got from the refs.
Erin Davis was the driving force of Satsuma's attack as she scored both of Satsuma's goals. With that big game she's now up to ten goals this season.
Meanwhile, Orange Beach put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Daphne.
Satsuma is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-6 record this season. As for Orange Beach, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0-1.
Satsuma might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Orange Beach in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Satsuma avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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