Baseball Preview: Maury Commodores vs. Menchville Monarchs
The Maury Commodores will take on the Menchville Monarchs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Maury sitting on four straight victories and Menchville on 12.
Maury is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Bethel 1-0. Maury's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four matchups.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Menchville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over Granby.
Zach Davis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Davis has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Davis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chance Jones, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
Maury's victory bumped their record up to 18-3. As for Menchville, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with that win, which was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season.
Maury came up short against Menchville in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, falling 6-3. Thankfully for Maury, Ahmaad Goldson (who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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