The Duxbury High School baseball team didn’t exactly pick an easy opener for its 2009 season.

Facing defending Division II state champion Plymouth North High School last Wednesday afternoon on the road, the Dragons faced the normally lousy spring weather, along with a talented squad that went 26-0 in 2008.

When the afternoon was over, Duxbury absorbed a 7-2 non-league loss to the Eagles and pitching ace, Joe Flynn.

Going against the Plymouth hurler is close to hopeless these days, as the right-hander went 12-0 in 2008 and is 25-2 in his high school career. He proved it in the opener by striking out 13 Dragons, and twice had strings of five straight K’s.

After mowing down the first 11 batters he faced, Flynn faced opposing pitcher Phil Sciretta, who doubled with two outs in the top of the fourth inning and came home on another double by senior centerfielder Shane DiBona to cut the deficit to 4-1.

Duxbury crept closer in the top of the sixth when senior shortstop Sean Cross reached on an infield hit and came home on a double by senior third baseman Tyler Genereux, who had replaced Sciretta in the fifth and retired all three batters.

Any thought of ending Plymouth North’s winning streak came to an end in the bottom of the sixth when a double, a base on balls, an error, a wild pitch and two passed balls accounted for the final Eagle runs.

It now appears that the weather will be presenting problems for Coach Barney Earle, as Friday’s game with Hingham was postponed due to rain, along with Monday’s game in Quincy.

The Dragons are hoping to get in their game in Scituate on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30, followed by Thursday’s home opener against Silver Lake.

Should the rain continue this week, scheduling make-ups could become a problem, as the Dragons are already on the docket for three games a week until the last week of the regular season.