Woodhead, USA Water Polo out of medal contention with loss to Spain – Marin Independent Journal

San Anselmo’s Dylan Woodhead and the U.S. Males’s Water Polo workforce have been knocked out of medal rivalry by Spain, 12-8, within the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday night time.

The sport was tied at 6-6 at halftime earlier than Spain took a 7-6 benefit into the fourth quarter, the place it started to tug away from the People late. A two-meter aim on the 3:18 mark gave Spain a 10-7 lead and few large large saves down the stretch from Spanish goalkeeper Daniel Lopez Pinedo sealed the win.

Spain, the heavy favourite, advances to the semifinals whereas the U.S. will play within the Fifth-place recreation on Thursday at 2:20 a.m. PDT.

Woodhead, a former standout at Archie Williams and Stanford, was within the beginning lineup for Workforce USA however didn’t rating.

-The U.S. Baseball workforce held on to beat the Dominican Republic 3-1 on Tuesday to maintain their gold medal hopes alive. After dropping to Japan in its earlier recreation, the U.S. wanted to win its following two video games to maneuver out of the elimination bracket. With one win out of the way in which, Workforce USA and San Anselmo’s Joe Ryan advance to the semifinals the place they may face the loser of the Japan-South Korea recreation on Thursday at 3 a.m. PDT.