Indio girls water polo wins thriller, advances to CIF-SS Division 6 championship
Indio girls water polo made history Wednesday night.
In a crazy game and wild finish, Indio is going to Division 6 CIF with their win over Anaheim High School. @KESQ @BlakeArthur24 pic.twitter.com/K9mDWBqxxf
— Kenji Ito (@KenjiitoKESQ) February 15, 2024
The Rajahs advanced to the Division 6 championship following their 14-13 win over Anaheim in the semifinals.
Indio Girls Water Polo head coach Marcos Perez said that the crowd was a big part of their win over Anaheim High School to make it to the Division 6 CIF-SS Championship. @KESQ @BlakeArthur24 pic.twitter.com/Vtht86X5Sr
— Kenji Ito (@KenjiitoKESQ) February 15, 2024
Indio was led by their two senior captains, Mia Buelna and Sienna Rodriguez, who combined for 11 of the 14 goals. Buelna had six and Rodriguez had five, while Jennifer Lopez added three.
The Rajahs will play El Modena for the title on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 5:30 p.m. at Mt. San Antonio College.
El Modena defeated La Quinta in the other D6 semifinal on Wednesday.
We had 4 local girls teams in @CIFSS action today. 1ndio girls water polo was the lone local home team and the lone local winner. The Rajahs advance to D6 championship on Saturday. Congrats to the Rajahs, as well as our other local teams who had fine seasons.@KESQ @KenjiitoKESQ pic.twitter.com/ZEjXevouk0
— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) February 15, 2024
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