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Spalding Water Polo is hailed as a vibrant club full of keen enthusiastic members




After a scheduled league game was postponed, Spalding Water Polo hosted their own internal friendly match.

The squad was split into two teams - Sharks captained by Nathan Henfrey and Orcas captained by Phil James.

The Orcas opened the scoring in the first quarter with Paul Greenslade finding the net, but Adam Gibbons scored two for the Sharks to give them the lead.

The Spalding Sharks finished on top with captain Nathan Henfrey front row, far left. Photo: Mark Le Sage
The Spalding Sharks finished on top with captain Nathan Henfrey front row, far left. Photo: Mark Le Sage

Orcas were able to level the game with Aaron Trevor scoring, before two goals from Adam Found and one more from Adam Gibbons gave the Sharks a 5-2 lead after the first quarter.

The second quarter was evenly matched with four goals scored for each team.

Goals from the Orcas came from Tom Marsters, Ben Hales, Phil James and Aaron Trevor.

The scorers for the Sharks being Joe Scotney, Adam Gibbon and two for Nathan Henfrey which made it 9-6 at half-time to the Sharks.

The third quarter saw the Sharks extend their lead with goals from Nick Rickett, Nathan Henfrey and two from Adam Found.

With the Orcas only managing one through Aaron Trevor, it left the score going into the final quarter at 13-7.

In the fourth quarter, the Orcas pushed to narrow the score with two goals from Phil James and one from Tom Marsters.

However, the Sharks were able to score three of their own, all coming from Adam Found giving him seven goals for the night.

In the final minutes, the Sharks were happy to slow the game down and cement the victory with the final score of 16-10.

"It was so lovely to see such a vibrant club full of keen enthusiastic members," said Mark Le Sage after the game.

Spalding Water Polo move to their summer home at Bourne outdoor pool from June through until August on Tuesday evenings.



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