Hackberry hasn't had much luck against Starks recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hackberry Mustangs will host the Starks Panthers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
On Thursday, Hackberry made easy work of Gueydan and carried off a 15-2 win.
Calli Trahan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Furthermore, she didn't allow a single earned run, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in March of 2024. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 4-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March of 2024.
Kynlin Moore
| 03/20/25 @ Gueydan | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Pickering | 1 |
| 04/04/24 @ Singer | 1 |
| 03/23/24 @ Lacassine | 1 |
| 03/23/24 @ Westlake | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kynlin Moore, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Rylee Spicer was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while going 1-for-4.
Hackberry was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Starks came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.2 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Rebels get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Panthers have won six games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Hackberry pushed their record up to 3-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 13.33 hits in those games compared to only 5.5 in the others. As for Starks, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Hackberry suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Starks when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Hackberry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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