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Arroyo Grande holds off Righetti, wins 160th-straight league game

Posted at 10:08 PM, Oct 01, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-02 01:08:22-04

The Arroyo Grande girls water polo team defeated Righetti, 7-6, to capture its 160th-straight league victory on Tuesday afternoon at Arroyo Grande High School.

It was a game of runs.

The Eagles started the scoring with two kills right away in the first quarter, but the Warriors answered with four in the second quarter to take the 4-2 lead into halftime.

Arroyo Grande stormed right back in the third quarter to take the 5-4 lead, thanks in part to back-to-back kills by Madeline Kasper.

The the two squads traded punches the rest of the way until Anna Krewoski buried two late goals to give the Eagles the advantage for good.

Arroyo Grande improves to 10-3 overall and 3-0 in Mountain League play, while Righetti drops to 4-5 overall and 2-2 in the Mountain League.