Orange Beach had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the UMS-Wright Prep Bulldogs out 4-3. This was payback for Orange Beach, who suffered a 4-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Tucker West looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
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 went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On UMS-Wright Prep's side, John Ramsay led a balanced group of hitters, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run. Another player making a difference was Manning Amorde, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Orange Beach pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs per game. As for UMS-Wright Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Orange Beach will have a chance to go back-to-back against UMS-Wright Prep: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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