The men’s water polo team had a tough loss on Oct. 25, 18-7 against American River College. However, the team took lessons from the game and will be implementing them on the road to the Big 8 Championship.
“We needed to test ourselves to see if our starting rotation can last four quarters. And on that we executed and that was good,” said Head Coach Mike Maroney.
The last six games the starting rotation of the team has been hurting due to players injuries. The team has been working towards making their ultimate goal of the Big 8 championships and perfecting their defense.
“Today was more like a feel out game because we’re going to play them again this weekend, so we’re trying to get a gauge for how their players work. We could do better by helping each other out,” said sophomore attacker Trenton Worden.
The Mustangs have also been working their ejection plays at practice to get more 6-on-5 plays to man up and use during the games.
The team has been trying to improve their communication and chemistry as well, knowing that it was insufficient in this past game.
“We didn’t have good enough communication. Their chemistry was a bit better at times and we kinda just fell apart there,” said Worden.
On Oct. 27 the team won against Ohlone College and Cabrillo College, utilizing the all lessons and practices learned and as the fourth seed in the league, have won the two most important games for the Big 8 championships.
The Mustangs will go on to play American River College and redeem themselves against them on Nov. 2 through Nov. 4.