The Orange Beach Makos will head out to face off against the Parker Thundering Herd at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Orange Beach is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pelham on Saturday. The Makos' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Orange Beach got a good showing from Logan Kruse, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Kruse has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Cooper Sanders made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. That double marked the first that he hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Joel Chandler, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Orange Beach lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Parker was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 12-1 to Homewood.
Orange Beach's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Parker, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
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