The Staples Wreckers will head out on the road to square off against the Darien Blue Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Friday, Staples faced Stamford in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Staples fell just short of Stamford by a score of 60-57. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Staples has suffered yet this season.
Despite the defeat, Staples had strong showings from Sam Clachko, who scored 24 points, and Mason Tobias, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Tobias has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Bowman, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Darien pushed their score all the way to 65 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 73-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Joseph. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game on Wednesday (59), Darien still had to take the loss.
Staples' defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4. As for Darien, they bumped their record down to 3-7 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Staples strolled past Darien in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 by a score of 55-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Staples since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
