Bahamas draws 9-9 with Trinidad and Tobago

Bahamas draws 9-9 with Trinidad and Tobago

The Bahamas will play Peru in 7th-8th place game

The Bahamas u-17 boys water polo team missed out on the chance of a top six finish at the 2019 Pan American Junior Water polo championships after drawing with host nation Trinidad and Tobago today in the 6th-7th placement game.

The Bahamas, coming in off five straight losses, scored consistently but couldn’t get enough stops to pull away from Trinidad and Tobago and had to settle for a 9-9 draw. Seeing that Trinidad and Tobago had a better record through pool play it automatically took the sixth spot. Now, The Bahamas prepares to take on Peru in the 7th-8th place game tomorrow.

“We are now focusing on a final game against Peru, which unfortunately is not a World Championship qualifying spot,” said Bahamas head coach Laszlo Bobberly. “Thank you to everyone that watched the live stream, or congratulated us. This was a tough draw.”

The Bahamas suffered some tough losses over the course of the tournament, dropping games to Colombia (29-7), Canada (21-9), Brazil (28-5), Argentina (26-6) and the United States. The team’s only win so far came against Peru (14-11) on Wednesday.

About Randy Smith

Randy Smith is the producer of the widely-watched local television show “Beyond The Headlines” and the web content manager of Eyewitness News. He joined Eyewitness News as a sportscaster in 2018, a role he still performs, and has previously covered a slew of international sporting events, including the 2015 Pan American Games, the Nike EYBL Showcase, several IAAF World Relays, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the Commonwealth Youth Games, the Bahamas Bowl and multiple CARIFTA Swimming and Track & Field Championships. Randy has been recognized by the Bahamas Press Club with awards for “Best Sports Broadcast” as a sportscaster and “Best TV Talk Show” as a producer.