It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Orange Beach had no problem doing just that on Monday. They put the hurt on the Curry Yellowjackets with a sharp 10-2 victory. Orange Beach might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 33 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Kaylee Favors made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Favors has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 17 consecutive pitching appearances. Favors was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
Favors wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Poland, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. LC Robbins was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Curry's side, Alena Howse was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits.
The win (which was Orange Beach's ninth in a row) raised their record to 43-1. As for Curry, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 38-12-1.
Orange Beach is on the road again on Monday to play Cherokee County at 3:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cherokee County: 2.1, Orange Beach: 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Curry does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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