Softball Game Preview: Reagan County Owls vs. Ozona Lions

Owls

Runs

04/08/25 @ Forsan	6
04/04/25 vs Forsan	1
04/01/25 @ Wink	19
03/28/25 vs Wink	13
03/22/25 @ Van Horn	21
+ 14 more games

The Reagan County Owls will take on the Ozona Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Reagan County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.2 runs per game this season.

On Tuesday, Reagan County came up short against Forsan and fell 9-6. The Owls haven't had much luck with the Buffaloes recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Magaley Castillo was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Brooklynn Reyes was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ozona). They were the clear victors by a 19-4 margin over Van Horn on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won four games by six runs or more so far this season.

Destiny Dominguez was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI, three runs, and one triple. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mercedes Perez, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Ozona always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .767. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The win made it two in a row for Ozona and bumps their season record up to 5-7-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for Reagan County, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-3.

Reagan County took their win against Ozona in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 12-4 score. Will the Owls repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.