The Maury Commodores will head out on the road to challenge the Hanover Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Maury is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Maury took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Norview get on the board and left with an 18-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Commodores considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Landon Strauss
| 04/02/26 vs Norview | 10 |
| 04/10/25 @ Manor | 3 |
| 06/06/25 vs Kecoughtan | 2 |
| 03/31/25 vs Godwin | 2 |
| 03/25/26 @ Cape Henry Collegiate | 1 |
Landon Strauss made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landen Hall, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in April of 2025. Another player making a difference was Blake Cushman, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Maury always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Norview only posted an OBP of .118.
Meanwhile, Hanover came up short against Riverbend on Wednesday and fell 4-1. The game marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Hanover's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Maury, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Maury couldn't quite finish off Hanover in their previous meeting back in May of 2025 and fell 4-2. Can the Commodores avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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