The Southern Regional boys lacrosse team had a rough regular season within the newly formed Shore Conference American division, losing six of its seven contests against divisional opponents this spring. Still, head coach John Pampalone believes the new level of competition has helped his Rams.

“We certainly had our ups and downs during the season, but we worked through our inexperience, injuries, whatever, and here we are, as the third seed in the sectional tournament,” Pampalone said after the…