Makos
| 03/27/25 @ Satsuma | 11 |
| 03/12/25 vs Arab | 7 |
| 03/01/25 @ Pelham | 6 |
| 03/11/25 vs Randolph School | 5 |
| 02/28/25 vs Priceville | 5 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Orange Beach). They put the hurt on the Satsuma Gators with a sharp 11-1 win on Thursday. The Makos haven't had any issues with the Gators recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
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.
At the plate, Orange Beach got a massive performance out of Joel Chandler, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave Chandler a new career-high. Another player making a difference was 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.
The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 10-6. As for Satsuma, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
Orange Beach will have a chance to go back-to-back against Satsuma: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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