Travieso Jumps to Early Lead and Bests Pilot in First Round of Joe Barry Memorial Cup at IPC
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MVP Sebastian Merlos poses in the presentation ceremony
with Best Playing Pony Pipi.
Nine-goaler Sebastian Merlos scored an incredible nine goals for Travieso as they held off Pilot 13-11 in a 20-goal Joe Barry Memorial Cup game on Sunday, January 7, at International Polo Club Palm Beach (IPC). It was the tournament debut for both teams this winter with Travieso ultimately besting the talented Pilot team.
Travieso led the entire game, which broke for halftime at a score of 7-3, after Merlos punched in three consecutive goals, two on breakaways, before executing a 30-yard penalty shot with 47 seconds remaining. The Ecuador-based Travieso extended its lead to six goals twice in the fourth chukker, before Pilot mounted a comeback, which led to a close finish by the end of the sixth.
"I'm happy about it," said Merlos. "This is a brand new team and it turned out really well."
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