Chained arm-in-arm in a small circle with his players, Lehman Lobos head coach Nauri Garcia provided praise during a post-game huddle despite a result that didn’t go his team’s way.

Based on what he saw, Garcia felt his Lobos didn’t look the part of a team still searching for its first district victory.

While Lehman couldn’t keep the Vandegrift Vipers off the scoreboard in a 3-0 loss, Garcia saw vast improvement in a team continuing to battle in a rough and tumble district....