The Fairhope Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Orange Beach Makos at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fairhope will be strutting in after a win while Orange Beach will be coming in after a defeat.
Fairhope can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Everything went their way against Baker as Fairhope made off with a 12-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Fairhope considering their two-run performance the game before.
Addison Russell tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jesslyn Gordon was a standout: she scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mia Gates, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Orange Beach unfortunately witnessed the end of their 41-game winning streak dating back to last season on Saturday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hazel Green. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Orange Beach has scored all season.
Orange Beach saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaitlynn Robertson, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Fairhope's win bumped their record up to 19-16. As for Orange Beach, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 34-1.
Fairhope suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Orange Beach when the teams last played back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Orange Beach's Kaylee Favors, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and two doubles. Now that Fairhope knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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