Michael Palmieri knows the remainder of this season will bring with it plenty of lessons for his young Barnegat softball team. Learning them will be an important factor in how the team develops for next year.

“I thought we’d have more than two wins at this point of the season, but we’re building toward the future,” the head coach said following Monday’s 12-0 loss to Jackson Liberty, for which the Bengals (2-11) were without starting pitcher Adrianna Romano, who was too sick to play after the…