The Enumclaw Boys Water Polo Team traveled to Covington on Thursday to face the Kentridge Chargers, and earned their first league win of the season with a 13-10 victory.
Kentridge scored in the first minute, on a goal by Mitch Halbert, but Enumclaw’s Bennon VanHoof tied the game 30 seconds later, and freshman Quinn Warner scored on the Hornets’ next possession to give the visitors the lead. Will Cooper scored on the next Enumclaw possession, and the Hornets held a 3-2 lead at the end of the first quarter.
VanHoof took over the game in the second quarter, scoring three, and the Hornets held a 6-5 advantage at halftime. Kentridge tied the game on the first play of the third period, but VanHoof, Cooper, and Brandon Butler each added a goal, to hold the Enumclaw advantage, with a 9-7 lead after three quarters.
VanHoof added another three in the final period, and Gabe Sales added one, and the Hornets held on for the 13-10 win.
The Hornets now hold a 2-2 season record, and a 1-1 league record, and continue league play on Tuesday against Auburn Mountainview.
