In what's become a running theme this season, the Old Lyme Wildcats gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They really took it to Putnam for the full four quarters, racking up a 66-38 win at home. Winning may never get old, but Old Lyme sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Putnam lost, one person who can't be blamed is Noah Rudman. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 50% of Putnam's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Devlin, who scored ten points.
Old Lyme pushed their record up to 13-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points per game. As for Putnam, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.
Old Lyme didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 75-56 win vs. North Branford on the 21st. Putnam has also already played their next match, a 56-53 loss against Plainfield on the 21st.
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