CAC Games: Bahamas water polo team splits the first two matches

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

THE Bahamas water polo team split their first two games over the weekend as they began competition in the 24th Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Team Bahamas, coached by Laszlo Borbely, suffered a 27-2 trumping from Mexico yesterday in their second game played.

Gabriel Sastre and Dominic Demeritte scored the two goals for Team Bahamas.

Mexico took control of the game from the first quarter when they produced seven goals before Team Bahamas got its first goal in the second quarter, which saw Mexico add five more.

Mexico extended its lead to 15-1 with eight more in the third and they got seven more in the fourth as Team Bahamas got their final goal.

On Saturday, Team Bahamas got started with an impressive 10-9 nipping of Centro Caribe Sports as Joshua Gibson came through with half of the goals, netting two in the first quarter and one each in the second and third.

Nicholas Wallace-Whitfield, with one goal in the second and a pair in the third, helped out with three, while Garbiel Sastre added a goal in each of the first and second for his two for Team Bahamas.

Centro Caribe Sports made a gallant comeback after trailing 10-6 at the end of third.

Despite holding Team Bahamas scoreless in the fourth as they rallied from a 9-6 deficit, Centro Caribe Sports got third goals in the fourth to fall short by one. Team Bahamas also completed competition in sloop sailing on Saturday.

In the snipe class, the team of Jaqueline Frode and Paul de Souza finished in fifth place with 5.00 points.

Puerto Rico took the victory with one point, while Cuba had two teams that came in second and third with two and three points, while Mexico was fourth with four points.

Joshua Higgins was 10th overall with 10 points in the men’s IIca 7 class, which saw Spain take the gold, followed by Puerto Rico and Aruba with the silver and bronze respectively.

Also on Sunday, Team Bahamas got started in archery, losing 151-136 in the mixed compound team competition.

The team is comprised of Leron Rolle and Rachel Taylor-Brown. They are also competing in the men and women compound individual competition this week.

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