The Poly girl’s water polo team entered Moore League competition. On Thursday, January 16 the girls played Wilson high school, losing 17-7. The previous week, the team played the Mission Viejo Diablos, and lost, 7-6.
The girls played the Wilson Bruins. The Bruins are the toughest competition for the Jackrabbits in the Moore League.
“If we put our minds into it, we can win,” said sophomore Taylor Martin. Unfortunately for the Jackrabbits, the Bruins were too tough of a match. [pullquote align=”left” speaker=”Taylor Martin”]We kept playing hard throughout the entire game. Next year we can definitely bring it.[/pullquote]
Going into halftime, the score was in favor of Wilson: 8-4.
“We didn’t give up,” said sophomore Carina Monaco. Monaco scored one point in the game. The girls on the team agreed that their team played really well against a tough opponent.
The Jackrabbits also played Mission Viejo, the previous Thursday. The Diablos took the early lead going into halftime 5-2. The Jackrabbits started to make a comeback in the second half, shutting out the Diablos in the fourth quarter.
Two scores were made by freshman Julia Mangandi and senior Taylor Dorsey. Senior goalie Sinclair Taylor had six saves throughout the game.
“We kept playing hard throughout the entire game,” said Martin. “Next year we can definitely bring it.”
The next Moore League game is against Lakewood, followed by Jordan and Millikan.
“We play them as if they’re Wilson” said sophomore Kamren Phillips.
The team is relatively young, with three underclassman starting. For many, this is their first year starting in varsity positions. Freshmen Julia Mangandi and Bayla Foreman, sophomore Carina Monaco and sophomore Taylor Martin are all starting.
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