The Calallen Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Eagle Pass Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Calallen is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
On Friday, Calallen made easy work of Robstown and carried off a 20-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won 13 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Calallen got a great performance from Collier Carroll as he struck out 14 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Carroll has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
Blake Quinn
| 03/20/26 vs Robstown | 6 |
| 03/21/25 @ Robstown | 5 |
| 03/05/26 vs East View | 4 |
| 03/22/25 vs King | 4 |
| 03/14/25 vs London | 4 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Blake Quinn, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. Reese Rusher was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one double.
Calallen always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .703. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Eagle Pass suffered their closest defeat since February 21st on Tuesday. They fell just short of Central Catholic by a score of 7-5. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jay Jacquez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Alex Ruiz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of DJ Aranda, who went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Calallen's record is now 18-2. As for Eagle Pass, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7-2.
Calallen got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April of 2024 against Eagle Pass by a conclusive 8-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
