The Orange Beach Makos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bayside Academy Admirals at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Orange Beach: 3.2, Bayside Academy: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Orange Beach ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Bayside Academy.
Matthew Steele tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Orange Beach saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Watts, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Orange Beach's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-6. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs per game. As for Bayside Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6.
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