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PREVIEW: Wilson vs. Long Beach Poly, Boys’ Water Polo

The562’s coverage of boys’ water polo is sponsored by Aquatic Capital of America Foundation.

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management.

The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation.

Even though they’re only halfway through the Moore League season, the league title will likely be decided today when the top two teams Wilson and Long Beach Poly face off at the Belmont Outdoor Pool. The game is scheduled for 4:45 p.m.

Wilson is trying to win a 15th consecutive league title this season while Poly is trying to capitalize on having an accomplished senior class in the pool a season after the Bruins graduated a decorated class.

Currently, Wilson (9-9, 2-0) is ranked No. 14 in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 and Poly (17-7, 2-0) is ranked No. 7 in Division 2.

Last year, A tough road atmosphere led to a slow start for the Wilson Bruins on Wednesday afternoon, but once they got going against rivals Long Beach Poly there was no looking back in a 23-6 Moore League win.

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JJ Fiddler
JJ Fiddler is an award-winning sportswriter and videographer who has been covering Southern California sports for multiple newspapers and websites since 2004. After attending Long Beach State and creating the first full sports page at the Union Weekly Newspaper, he has been exclusively covering Long Beach prep sports since 2007.
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