Baseball Recap: Waterford's Loss Ends Four-Game Winning Streak at Home

Waterford dropped their record down to 7-3 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Lyme Vikings. The Lancers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Vikings earlier this season, when they won 7-0.

As for East Lyme, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games.

For East Lyme's part, the team relied heavily on Nick Cambi, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Those three RBI gave Cambi a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cooper Siragusa, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Waterford is set to face off against their familiar foe Fitch at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, East Lyme will challenge rival Woodstock Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Vikings 3.5, the Centaurs 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.