Softball Recap: Spanish River Makes It Four in a Row on the Road

Spanish River was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Boca Raton on Thursday. The Spanish River Sharks blew past the Boca Raton Bobcats 15-3. The Sharks haven't had any issues with the Bobcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Abygail Gonzalez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

Giselle Portanova

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/13/25 @ Boca Raton	6
04/02/24 @ Pompano Beach	3
03/04/25 @ St. Thomas Aquinas	2
03/12/25 vs Park Vista	1
04/24/24 @ Boca Raton	1

In other batting news, Kat Arencibia and Giselle Portanova did most of the damage at the plate: Arencibia went 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI, while Portanova went 2-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave Portanova a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Riley Ready, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Spanish River kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

Spanish River pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11 hits in those games compared to only four in the others. As for Boca Raton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.

Coming up, Spanish River will take on West Boca Raton at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Boca Raton, they will square off against Suncoast at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Suncoast is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.