Old Lyme had lost three straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 1-7 to make it four. They came up short against the East Hampton Bellringers, falling 9-2. The Wildcats were not able to make up for their defeat to the Bellringers from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for East Hampton, the win got them back to even at 4-4. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly seven runs.
For East Hampton's part, Tyler Varni was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three runs and one double. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Crowley, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Coming up, Old Lyme will face off against Morgan at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The Wildcats' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Huskies have averaged an impressive 7.7 runs per game this season. As for East Hampton, they will challenge Portland at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (the Bellringers have four straight victories, the Highlanders have five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
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