The Orange Beach Makos will venture away from home to challenge the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Orange Beach is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Orange Beach didn't have quite enough to beat Buckhorn and fell 3-2.
Orange Beach wouldn't go down easily and took Buckhorn into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-17, 25-22, 18-25, 15-7.
Meanwhile, St. Michael Catholic suffered their biggest loss since September 10th on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Saraland.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-14, 25-17.
Orange Beach now has a losing record at 15-16. As for St. Michael Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Orange Beach was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Michael Catholic in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. Michael Catholic's Lily Kerbl, who had 20 digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Orange Beach still be able to contain Kerbl? There's only one way to find out.
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