The Starks Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Plainview Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Starks has given up an average of 8.7 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Starks fell victim to Grand Lake and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 15-0 to the Hornets. The Panthers have struggled against the Hornets recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Plainview hadn't done well against St. Joseph's - Plaucheville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Hornets beat the Eagles by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-2. Considering the Hornets have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The win was the fourth in a row for Plainview, bringing their record up to 14-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Starks, they now have a losing record of 9-10.
Starks suffered a grim 21-3 defeat to Plainview when the teams last played back in March of 2025. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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