After flying high against Escambia County last Tuesday, Orange Beach came back down to earth. The Orange Beach Makos fell to the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals 40-34. While losing is never fun, the Makos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Cardinals are ranked 64th).
Orange Beach has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-18 record this season. As for St. Michael Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Orange Beach will host Satsuma at 6:00 p.m. on January 17th. Orange Beach is facing Satsuma at the right time seeing as Satsuma is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for St. Michael Catholic, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 41-22 win against Bayside Academy on the 11th.
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