Lafayette’s Acalanes JV boys water polo team is scheduled to visit Campolindo in Moraga at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, according to Campolindo’s official athletics schedule.
The Dons won three games Friday, Oct. 2, at the Vintage tournament in Napa, beating Tamalpais 13-5, Justin Siena 16-1 and Christian Brothers 11-4, according to the Acalanes Boosters’ tournament recap listed in its Oct. 5 archive.
Those victories followed a three-game stretch in which Acalanes beat James Logan 21-3 on Sept. 29, lost to Las Lomas 9-3 on Sept. 30 and beat Piedmont 13-3 on Oct. 1.
Las Lomas pulls away
The Las Lomas defeat ended Acalanes’ unbeaten start, according to the Acalanes Boosters recap.
Colin Heintz scored Acalanes’ first goal. The Dons trailed 3-1 at halftime and 6-2 after three quarters.
Luke Wellen converted a penalty shot, and Heintz added a backhand goal in the fourth to make it 7-3. Las Lomas tacked on two late goals for the 9-3 final.
21-3 win over James Logan
The loss followed a win the previous day. On Sept. 29, the Dons beat James Logan 21-3 in a game played without a working scoreboard after a power outage knocked it out.
Acalanes led 14-1 at halftime and 17-1 after three quarters. Heintz moved into goal for the third quarter and made three saves, while Brady Pigeon took over in the fourth and recorded two blocks.
Quick bounce-back against Piedmont
The Dons responded to the Las Lomas loss the next day, beating Piedmont 13-3 on Oct. 1, according to the Acalanes Boosters recap.
Three players rotated through the goalkeeper spot: Pigeon, Ryan Graff and Ben Paulsen, who took over in the fourth and made two saves.
Spencer Salfen scored multiple goals, including the opener. Olivier Lavoie scored twice, and Finn Butler also scored.
Acalanes led 3-1 after one quarter, 7-2 at halftime and 10-2 after three.
