Rio 2016 Olympics: U.S. men's water polo stays alive with 6-3 win over France

The U.S. men’s water polo team, which came into Wednesday having lost its first two matches, finally notched a victory to stay alive in the Olympic tournament, NBCOlympics reported.

McQuin Baron, from North Tustin and Mater Dei, got his first start in goal for the U.S., and was stellar, finishing the game with 11 saves on 14 shots, as the U.S. beat France, 6-3.

Josh Samuels of Villa Park scored three times in the game, with Luca Cupido of Newport Beach and John Ma notching the other goals for the U.S.

Now with a 1-2 record, the U.S. sits in a tie for third in Group B. They’ll need to keep wiing, and will try for victory number two Friday against Montenegro at 7:40 a.m. PT.

The Rio de Janeiro Olympics were drenched in rain and continued questions Wednesday about why the diving well and water polo pools look so much like neglected aquariums.

The third day of the men’s tournament in water polo began in green-tinged water, though not nearly as dark as the neighboring diving well at the aquatics center. It was a crystal blue the day before.

Water quality has been a major issue surrounding the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, but in the ocean and lagoons, not pools. Olympic organizers couldn’t explain the color change although Rio organizers spokesman Mario Andrada blamed a “proliferation of algae” while insisting the athletes weren’t at risk.