Basketball Recap: Ledyard Continues Home Dominance on Friday

On Friday, the Ledyard Colonels didn't have too much trouble with the Lyman Memorial Bulldogs as they won 72-57. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Colonels.

When it comes to explaining why Lyman Memorial lost, don't look at Kevin Botticello. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 boards. Botticello's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Conor Hawkins, who posted nine points.

Colonels

Previous 3 Games (Home)

01/31/25 vs Lyman Memorial	72-57
01/27/25 vs Bacon Academy	92-54
01/13/25 vs Wheeler	48-44

Ledyard pushed their record up to 6-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for Lyman Memorial, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.

Ledyard has already played their next contest (against Stonington), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lyman Memorial didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 73-57 defeat against Killingly on the 4th.