For the second straight game, Orange Beach will face off against Satsuma. Orange Beach will host Satsuma at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Orange Beach's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Satsuma's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Orange Beach is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Satsuma with a sharp 11-1 victory on Thursday. The Makos not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 15, 2024.
Matthew Hoover spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Joel Chandler
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On the hitting side, Joel Chandler was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Hood, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Orange Beach was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Orange Beach is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. Satsuma's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
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