Orange Beach hasn't had much luck against St. Michael Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Orange Beach Makos will venture away from home to face off against the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Orange Beach lost to Mobile Christian on the road by a 35-21 margin. The Makos have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, St. Michael Catholic won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Pensacola 38-37. Given the Cardinals 's advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 54th in Alabama, while the Tigers are ranked 260th in Florida), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Noah Moss and Ag Floyd. Moss had a great game and gained 149 total yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Floyd was balling out in the loss, rushing for 153 yards and three touchdowns.
Orange Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for St. Michael Catholic, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Orange Beach was taken down by St. Michael Catholic 49-3 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Michael Catholic's Gunner Rivers, who threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Orange Beach knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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