Baseball Preview: Hackberry Mustangs vs. Starks Panthers
Hackberry and Starks are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Hackberry Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Starks Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Hackberry can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They never let Starks onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory. The win was just what Hackberry needed coming off of a 14-4 loss in their prior contest.
Brant Thomas made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Thomas has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Thomas was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lane Gray, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. Kaston Moore was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Hackberry has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Starks, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-13.
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