Tuesday just wasn't the day for Starks's offense. Their tough 14-0 defeat to the Hackberry Mustangs on Tuesday 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 big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing 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, Lane Gray was incredible, getting 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' loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Hackberry, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season.
While Starks had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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