Volleyball Preview: Ridgefield Tigers vs. Darien Blue Wave
Ridgefield hasn't had much luck against Darien recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Ridgefield Tigers will take on the Darien Blue Wave at 6:00 p.m.
Ridgefield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Newington.
Ridgefield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Darien faced Greenwich in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Darien came out on top against Greenwich by a score of 3-1. Winning may never get old, but the Blue Wave sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
The final score came out to 25-19, 16-25, 25-23, 25-22.
Darien kept the net locked down and finished the game with 18 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in four consecutive matches.
Ridgefield's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6-1. As for Darien, their victory bumped their record up to 21-2.
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