{"id":63321,"date":"2025-01-26T17:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T15:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=63321"},"modified":"2025-01-26T17:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T15:03:07","slug":"herschel-clinches-brian-baker-title-for-a-second-year-in-succession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=63321","title":{"rendered":"Herschel clinches Brian Baker title for a second year in succession"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 2025 Brian Baker Water Polo Tournament champions, Herschel Girls School. Photo: Kingswood College on Facebook.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Herschel Girls School<\/strong>, from Claremont, in Cape Town, successfully defended the Brian Baker<\/strong> Water Polo Tournament title on Sunday.<\/p>\n

They made it back-to-back titles after beating Reddam House Bedfordview<\/strong> in the title game. Last year, they scored a 14-11 win over Reddam House Constantia<\/strong><\/a> to lift the winner’s shield.<\/p>\n

In Sunday’s showdown, Herschel started positively and exerted pressure on Reddam House Bedfordview<\/strong>, and that pressure was rewarded when Herschel won a penalty.<\/p>\n

Charlotte Wiltshire<\/strong> took the shot and made it count, netting with a top-left bounce shot to put the defending champions ahead.<\/p>\n

The tempo of the game picked up after the goal and within three minutes Reddam Bedfordview retaliated with a brilliant strike from Caitlin Scrimgeour.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With both sides battling away, Herschel broke the tie, with Kirsten Bottger<\/strong> getting her name onto the scoresheet. Reddam House, again, found a reply, this time through\u00a0Alisha Beswick<\/strong>, with her goal levelling matters for Alex Hawkins’<\/strong>\u00a0charges.<\/p>\n