Soccer Preview: Orange Beach vs. Elberta
The Orange Beach Makos will head out on the road to face off against the Elberta Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Orange Beach's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Orange Beach's offense. Their tough 3-0 defeat to Bayside Academy two weeks ago might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Orange Beach can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 165th, while Bayside Academy is ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, Elberta came tearing into Monday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Warriors who were credited with the victory. Elberta got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Gulf Shores' three.
Orange Beach's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Elberta, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
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