Spain cruises past South Africa in preliminary round of women's water polo
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Spain defeated South Africa 29-4 in a women's water polo preliminary match
Posted at 7:15 AM, Jul 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-24 08:37:08-04
Elena Ruiz scored five goals and led Spain to a dominant 29-4 win over South Africa in Group A preliminaries. Beatriz Ortiz, Judith Forca and Anna Espar each scored four goals for Spain while Jordan Wedderburn was South Africa's leading scorer with two goals.
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