Orange Beach and St. Michael Catholic are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2021, but likely not for long. The Orange Beach Makos will stay at home for another game and welcome the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Michael Catholic took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Orange Beach, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Orange Beach beat Satsuma 7-3. The win was just what Orange Beach needed coming off of a 13-0 loss in their prior matchup.
Bryce McCollum looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Orange Beach saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joel Douglas Chandler, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Michael Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 19th straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of UMS-Wright Prep. That's two games in a row now that St. Michael Catholic has lost by exactly ten runs.
Orange Beach's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 24-9. As for St. Michael Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-23.
Orange Beach skirted past St. Michael Catholic 8-7 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Does Orange Beach have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Michael Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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