Baseball Preview: Starks Panthers vs. Hackberry Mustangs
After two games on the road, Starks is heading back home. They will take on the Hackberry Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Starks and Hackberry are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
Starks fell victim to Hackberry and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their rough 14-0 loss to the Mustangs might stick with them for a while. Starks has not had much luck with Hackberry recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
For Hackberry's part, Brant Thomas made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Thomas has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Thomas was also stellar in the batter's box, 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. Another player making a difference was Kaston Moore, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Starks' defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Hackberry, they pushed their record up to 12-9 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
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