It was a proper cat-fight when Old Lyme challenged Cromwell on Thursday. The Old Lyme Wildcats took a 43-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cromwell Panthers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 44-25 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2024.
Cromwell found their leader in sophomore Peyton Kelleher, who went 8 for 18 en route to 18 points in addition to six boards and four steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Kelleher has scored at least a third of Cromwell's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Crawford, who posted seven points along with six steals and five assists.
Old Lyme's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Cromwell, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season.
Old Lyme has already played their next contest (against Portland), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Cromwell will face off against East Hampton at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Cromwell is facing East Hampton at the right time seeing as East Hampton is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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