HS baseball: Lyman struggles against another Large school

It was a battle of unbeatens that didn’t exactly go the way Lyman wanted.
Unfortunately, that’s been the norm rather than the exception for Lyman when it comes to playing crossover games against Large Division schools.
Wednesday was just another example as East Lyme handed Lyman its first loss in five games, 6-0.
“I knew it was going to be a tough game, but I feel like we’re where we want to be,” Lyman coach Marty Gomez said.
“We want to beat some of these (Large) teams and I think we have a team that can do that,” the Lyman coach added. “We always compete against them; we’ve beaten NFA, have never got to Fitch, have come close with Waterford, but it’s time that I think these kids want to win some of these crossover games against good baseball programs.”
Gomez added that Wednesday’s loss “was disappointing”, but he took solace in the fact that after East Lyme scored four runs in a first inning rally, the Bulldogs held them to two the rest of the way.
On the other side of the field, Vikings coach Jack Biggs was happy with his team which played well in all facets of the game. East Lyme failed to commit an error and turned two double plays defensively. Senior pitcher Alec Christian (2-0) allowed just three hits and the Vikings produced 12 hits, all of them singles.
“(Lyman starting pitcher Jared)Szuba is one of the best pitchers in the league, he’s been around for awhile, and he throws some good pitches,” Biggs said. “We did pretty well (Wednesday).”
The tests only get tougher for the Vikings this week as they travel to Groton on Friday for a 3:45 p.m. showdown with the Fitch Falcons.