Dos Pueblos boys water polo split its first two games of the Memorial Tournament at Bellarmine Prep on Friday in San Jose.
The Chargers began the weekend with a convincing 17-7 win over Archie Williams High and followed it up with a tight 9-8 loss to Soquel High,
In the win over Archie Williams High, Dos Pueblos raced out to a 7-1 lead after the first quarter and never looked back en route to the win.
Grant Nelson poured in five goals, while Max Gelman, Wyatt Warkentin and Skyler Carroll all scored twice. Koa Zertuche filled up the stat sheet with eight saves, three assists and a goal.
The Chargers got out to another strong start against Soquel, taking a 3-0 lead into the second and a 4-3 lead into halftime. However, Soquel found its groove in the second half, taking the lead in the third and holding on for the one-goal win.
Channing Wigo led the Dos Pueblos offense in that game with four goals, with Nelson, Warkentin, Adam Gelman and Lucas Neushul adding one goal apiece. Zertuche tallied seven saves in the goal.
The Chargers will take on San Ramon Valley in their third tournament game on Saturday.
