For the second straight game, Starks will face off against South Cameron. The Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Tarpons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Starks is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past South Cameron 18-3 on Tuesday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Tarpons recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Kaison Howard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Howard was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March of 2025.

Jude Stanley
| 03/17/26 vs South Cameron | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ South Cameron | 1 |
| 03/14/25 vs LaGrange | 1 |
| 03/10/25 vs Elton | 1 |
| 02/22/25 vs Midland | 1 |
In other batting news, Jude Stanley was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Holloway, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Starks always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
This is the second loss in a row for South Cameron and nudges their season record down to 4-5. As for Starks, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
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