Valiente I vs. Orchard Hill

01/15/2012, 10:00 am | 5 IPC

Valiente I - 13, Orchard Hill - 8

In earlier Joe Barry Memorial Cup action Valiente I took early control of Orchard Hill and rode off with a 13-8 win.

Opening goals from Santiago Bottaro and Jeff Hall (penalty conversion) had Valiente I up, 2-0 as Orchard Hill struggled to find a successful rhythm of play.

Four second chukker goals from Valiente I left Orchard Hill in the dust, 6-1, as Santiago Toccalino scored twice and Hall and Bottaro added single goals. A penalty goal from Facundo Obregon kept Orchard Hill from being shut out, but they trailed Valiente by five goals.

Goals from Toccalino and Hall were countered by a single goal from Orchard Hill’s Lucas Criado as Valiente I left the field at the end of the first half with a commanding 8-2 advantage.

Bottaro added two more goals to the Valiente I total in the fourth period and Hall scored his fourth of the day as they stretched their lead to seven goals, 11-4. Orchard Hill managed a pair of goals from Obregon, but didn’t pick up any ground as they trailed by seven goals.

Orchard Hill managed to put together a couple of successful drives in the fifth chukker. Two goals from Kris Kampsen and shutout play cut the Valiente I lead to five goals, 11-6, with one chukker left to play.

Consecutive goals from Toccalino and Hall put Valiente I in the lead, 13-6 in the sixth and final chukker. Orchard Hill managed to tack on two goals from Obregon (one by penalty shot and one from the field), but it was a case of too little too late with Valiente riding off with the 13-8 victory.

Hall set the pace for Valiente I (1-1) with six goals on the day. Toccalino added five goals and Bottaro scored twice for the win.

Obregon led the Orchard Hill (0-2) attack with five goals. Kampsen scored two goals and Criado chipped in a single goal.