Orange Beach is 7-0 against St. Michael Catholic since February of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Orange Beach Makos will look to defend their home field against the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. Orange Beach will be looking to keep their 18-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Orange Beach's upcoming matchup probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Pace, who was ranked seventh at the time (Orange Beach was ranked fourth). Orange Beach's pitcher stepped up to hand Pace a 2-0 shutout on Friday.
The result came thanks to Kaylee Favors's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Orange Beach's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaitlynn Robertson, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Michael Catholic fell victim to Elberta and their airtight pitching crew last Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Warriors. St. Michael Catholic has not had much luck with Elberta recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Maggie Mattison made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Orange Beach's victory bumped their record up to 36-1. As for St. Michael Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
St. Michael Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Orange Beach has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for St. Michael Catholic, though, as they've been averaging only 3.7. Will Orange Beach keep running through batters, or will St. Michael Catholic buck the trend?
Everything went Orange Beach's way against St. Michael Catholic in their previous meeting on April 9th as Orange Beach made off with a 15-0 win. Will Orange Beach repeat their success, or does St. Michael Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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