Baseball Game Preview: Starks Panthers vs. South Cameron Tarpons

The Starks Panthers will head out to take on the South Cameron Tarpons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Starks is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.

Starks will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Singer, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Panthers walked away with an 11-8 victory over the Hornets on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.

Cody Harrison made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Starks is 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 3-8 otherwise. Harrison was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two).

Ben Crisp

Hits (Career)

04/01/25 vs Singer	3
03/22/25 @ Singer	2
03/06/25 @ Fairview	2
02/20/25 @ Hamilton Christian	2
03/17/25 vs Reeves	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ben Crisp, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Ethan O'Banion also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Starks was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, South Cameron was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 16-2 to Hackberry.

Starks' record is now 5-9. As for South Cameron, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.

Everything went Starks' way against South Cameron in their previous matchup last Tuesday, as Starks made off with a 15-3 win. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tarpons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.