After flying high against McCamey last Friday, Ozona came back down to earth. The Lions fell 16-13 to the Van Horn Eagles on Tuesday. The Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2025.
Katy Vargas put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in hits (four). She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That stolen base marked the first that she has snagged this season.
In other batting news, Monica Rodriguez and Mercedes Perez did some serious damage despite the final result: Rodriguez went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Perez went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double. With that strong performance, Rodriguez is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. Sofia Elizondo also deserves some recognition as she got her first hits of the season.
Ozona's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Van Horn, the win snapped their losing streak at seven games and leaves them with a 3-10 record.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Eagles beat Ozona by a score of 16-13 later that day.
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