It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Orange Beach ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Bayside Academy Admirals out 2-1. This was payback for Orange Beach, who suffered a 9-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Matthew Steele tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Orange Beach's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Will Watts, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Orange Beach's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-6. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs per game. As for Bayside Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6.
Orange Beach will have a chance to go back-to-back against Bayside Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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