Darien is 3-0 against Glastonbury since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Darien Blue Wave are on the road again to play the Glastonbury Guardians at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Darien is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Greenwich 3-2.
Darien took Greenwich into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-19, 25-19, 21-25, 15-11.
Darien found their leader in freshman Marlene Davis, who had 19 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Glastonbury faced Southington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Glastonbury had just enough and edged Southington out 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Guardians sure are getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Glastonbury wouldn't go down easily and took Southington into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-21, 19-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Darien pushed their record up to 24-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Glastonbury, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6-2 record this season.
Darien was able to grind out a solid victory over Glastonbury in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Darien since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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