The Maury Commodores will head out on the road to take on the Landstown Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Maury's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Landstown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Maury proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 20) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They never let Booker T. Washington get on the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Meanwhile, Landstown made easy work of Kempsville on Thursday and carried off an 8-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won 11 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Aidan Ross made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Colin Kim, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Cam Tellefsen was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Landstown is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.1 runs over those games. As for Maury, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
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