Some teams just are too good for others.
In the case of East Lyme boys lacrosse, they're just too good for everybody in the Eastern Connecticut Conference.
If there was going to be a challenge, it would have come on Monday at the hands of Norwich Free Academy. The final score, however, was pretty telling, 19-6, in favor of East Lyme.
The Wildcats tried to be patient early but that patience had to be put aside when East Lyme scored three goals in the span of one minute in the first quarter. Add four goals in the second period and an eight goal blitz in the third and the game was pretty much history.
Kevin Raymond and Ryan Doherty form a heckuva 1-2 punch up front and the East Lyme defense didn't let much at all past in the first half.
The problem for the Vikings, NFA is not indicative of what they will meet come state tournament time.
Unlike other sports, the ECC does not prep a team like East Lyme all that well for state tournament play as this side of the state is still a youngster in the sport. That was shown in East Lyme's 12-5 loss to Branford on Saturday.
That meant, despite the easy win yesterday, East Lyme coach Gary Wight still feels his Vikes need to improve before the state tournament begins.