The Tribune

By TENAJH SWEETING

Tribune Sports Reporter

tsweeting@tribunemedia.net

TEAM Bahamas continued competition at the 24th edition of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in San Salvador, El Salvador, yesterday.

The Bahamas’ medal count currently stands at four with one gold, one silver and two bronze and they aimed to add more to the total yesterday.

However, Team Bahamas came up short in the triple jump, equestrian jumping and water polo competitions.

The water polo team dropped their quarter-finals match against Puerto Rico 23-7.

Puerto Rico had the advantage early, getting out to a 5-2 lead in the first quarter of the match.

However, the winning team really upped the ante in the second quarter after scoring seven more unanswered goals on The Bahamas’ water polo team.

The Bahamas’ Joshua Gibson was 3/3 in total on all action shots but his efforts were not enough to help the team.

In the third quarter of the water polo match, Puerto Rico scored five goals compared to The Bahamas’ single goal of the quarter.

Despite it being Puerto Rico’s least efficient quarter with a scoring percentage of 43 per cent on action shots, Team Bahamas was unable to capitalise.

The Bahamas scored four goals in the final quarter, which was also their most efficient one with 67 per cent.

However, the opposing team turned in a spotless performance in the match’s fourth quarter, converting on 100 per cent of their action shots.

After the tough loss, Team Bahamas will compete for fifth to eighth place today against El Salvador’s water polo team.

In the women’s triple jump, Tamara Myers leaped to a height of 13.31 metres which landed her in sixth place in the competition.

The Bahamas’ Anna Vlasov finished 19th overall in the individual final round for Equestrian jumping after finishing with a total of 81.20.

The CAC Games will continue today.