Orange Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals by a score of 3-2. The Makos were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cardinals apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Orange Beach actually scored more points across those five sets (116-109), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 29-27, 24-26, 13-25, 18-16.
St. Michael Catholic was led to victory by Jamison Daughtery and Lily Kerbl. Daughtery had 19 digs, two aces, and a kill, while Kerbl had 41 digs, two aces, and a kill. With that strong performance, Daughtery is now averaging an impressive 12.1 assists per game.
Orange Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 19-18. As for St. Michael Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Orange Beach does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Michael Catholic, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Fairhope on the 5th.
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