Basketball Recap: Lyman Memorial Comes Up Short

Lyman Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 63-62 heartbreaker at the hands of the Plainfield Panthers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (57), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.

Kevin Botticello

Points

02/07/25 vs Plainfield	19
02/04/25 @ Killingly	30
01/31/25 @ Ledyard	19
01/29/25 @ Wheeler	23
01/27/25 @ Putnam	20
+ 4 more games

When it comes to explaining why Lyman Memorial lost, don't look at Kevin Botticello. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 19 points and 16 rebounds. The match was Botticello's ninth in a row with at least 19 points.

Lyman Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Plainfield, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.

Lyman Memorial didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 89-34 defeat against Canton on the 10th. As for Plainfield, they are taking a road trip to take on Ledyard at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.