The Orange Beach Makos will face off against the Alexandria Valley Cubs at 4:10 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Alexandria will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Orange Beach extended their winning streak to 24 on Wednesday. Everything went the Makos' way against McCracken County as they made off with an 8-2 victory.
Kaitlynn Robertson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ava Hodo, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Daigle Wilson, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Alexandria waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Tigers get on the board and left with a 15-0 win.
Like Orange Beach, Alexandria also got a great game from a two-way player: Pressley Slaton. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Slaton was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Allyssa Hunt was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlee Parris, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one double.
Orange Beach pushed their record up to 24-1 with the victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Alexandria, their victory bumped their record up to 25-5-2.
