Softball Preview: Spanish River Sharks vs. West Boca Raton Bulls
Spanish River is 9-1 against West Boca Raton since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Spanish River Sharks will be playing at home against the West Boca Raton Bulls at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Spanish River has six straight victories, West Boca Raton has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Spanish River gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Somerset Academy - Canyons as Spanish River made off with a 16-1 victory. While fans of Spanish River might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Julia Massarella made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Massarella has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Massarella was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Spanish River let Sophia Camacho and Olivia Hannaka loose on the outfield. Camacho went 3-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run, while Hannaka scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Taigen Callahan was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for West Boca Raton's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Boca Raton on Monday.
West Boca Raton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angelina Slayton, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Spanish River's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. As for West Boca Raton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
West Boca Raton's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Spanish River hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .316. It's a different story for West Boca Raton, though, as they've only averaged .231. Will they be able to contain Spanish River's hitters?
Spanish River skirted past West Boca Raton 5-4 when the teams last played back in March. Does Spanish River have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Boca Raton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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