Softball Game Preview: Reagan County Owls vs. Van Horn Eagles

It'll be a Battle of the Birds when Reagan County Owls face off against Van Horn Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Reagan County has five straight victories, Van Horn has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Tuesday, Reagan County made easy work of McCamey and carried off a 16-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Owls, who have now won ten contests by eight runs or more so far this season.

Brooklynn Reyes

Base on Balls Against

03/18/25 vs McCamey	1
03/01/25 vs San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy	0
02/24/25 vs Stanton	2
02/22/25 @ Wall	1
02/15/25 vs Sonora	1
+ 2 more games

Brooklynn Reyes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

In other batting news, Magaley Castillo was a standout: she scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. What's more, she posted three RBI, the most she's had since back in February. Another player making a difference was Emrie Romero, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

Reagan County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .880. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Van Horn came up short against Wink on Tuesday, falling 12-2.

Van Horn saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Malia Bermudez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Reagan County pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Van Horn, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.