The Poly girls water polo team lost against the Tesoro Titans on Tuesday, December 10 with a score of 14-6. The first quarter kick started with a sprint win by sophomore Taylor Martin, but Tesoro stole the ball immediately after and scored. They scored again two minutes later. Fueled by envy that Tesoro was up by two, freshman Julia Mangandi received the ball from a lob pass by senior Courtney Hagle and scored. Within two minutes, freshman Bayla Forman scored, tying the score 2-2.
The second quarter sprint was taken by Tesoro, but not for long. Although Martin lost the sprint, the Jackrabbits were able to steal the ball back and manage a shot from sophomore Carina Monaco. The rest of the quarter consisted of shots by Tesoro.
“We knew this was a tough team to play against because they are very well-ranked. We also have a young team, but we have been improving each game,” said Coach Bill Brightenburg.
The third quarter started with a sprint win by the Titans and ended with multiple goals by them as well. Poly’s defense during the third quarter was strong. Martin managed to steal the ball and score for Poly, leaving the score 13-4, Tesoro. Poly was down by nine going into the last quarter, and the girls tried their best to stay in the game. Tesoro won the opening sprint, but Mangandi scored again. She then proceeded to score another goal. The Titans were slowing down but managed to score a last shot. The game ended with a score of 14-6, Tesoro.
“We tried our hardest, but I’m sad the score didn’t show it. Honestly, we need to work on conditioning because Tesoro whipped our butts with the sprints,” said Mangandi.
The girls played Marina high school on Tuesday and Huntington Beach but the specifics of this game could not be reported due to press time constraints. The girls will play Carlsbad this afternoon.
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