Cromwell was the 42-36 winner over East Hampton when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Cromwell Panthers fell just short of the East Hampton Bellringers by a score of 34-32 on Monday.
Despite the loss, Cromwell saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Peyton Kelleher posted 22 points and five rebounds. That was a full 68.8% of Cromwell's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Chloe Crawford also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Cromwell's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-8. As for East Hampton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-5.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Cromwell Panthers take on the Haddam-Killingworth Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Hampton has already played their next contest (against Westerly), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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