The Saraland Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Orange Beach Makos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Saraland has four straight wins, Orange Beach has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Saraland will bounce into Friday's contest after beating St. Paul's Episcopal, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Spartans who were credited with the victory on Monday. Saraland got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to St. Paul's Episcopal's two. The win was all the more spectacular given Saraland's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 71st, while St. Paul's Episcopal are ranked 13th).
Orange Beach fell victim to Satsuma and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 4-0 to the Gators.
Orange Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-2. As for Saraland, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0-2.
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