In earlier Joe Barry Memorial Cup action BTA scored a 13-9 win over Mt.Brilliant but may have lost the services of 7-goaler Hector Galindo.
Trailing 9-8 after the fourth chukker, BTA came back to score three consecutive goals before Galindo was hit in the face with a mallet. Initial assessment by the paramedics diagonised a broken jaw, and Galindo was taken to the hospital. With no substitute being readily available, Mt Brilliant was forced to bench 8-goaler Santiago Chavanne for the remaining chukker and a half of the game.
BTA added two more goals while holding Mt.Brilliant scoreless as the teams played three on three and BTA recorded the 13-9 win.
BTA’s Jeff Blake scored six times while teammate Pablo Spinnaci added five goals to the mix. BTA team captain Kelly Beal scored twice in the win.
Gaston Lisioli led the Mt.Brilliant effort with four goals. Santiago Chavanne scored three times and Bo Goodman tallied two goals, including a brilliantly executed neck shot in the fourth chukker from seventy yards out.
Action continues on Wednesday with BTA facing Patagones in the semifinals at 3pm.