Darien is 9-1 against Danbury since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Darien Blue Wave will host the Danbury Hatters at 4:00 p.m. Darien will be looking to keep their 20-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Darien is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Warde, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Darien was ranked fourth). Darien won by a set and slipped past Warde 3-2.
Darien wouldn't go down easily and took Warde into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-14, 16-25, 15-6.
Darien relied on the efforts of Mia Michaelson, who had 11 digs and three aces, and Marlene Davis, who had 16 digs, six aces, and three kills. That's the most aces Davis has posted in her last nine contests.
Meanwhile, Danbury had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Norwalk with a sharp 3-0 victory on Monday. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Hatters yet this season.
Darien's win bumped their record up to 14-1. As for Danbury, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11.
Everything went Darien's way against Danbury in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Darien made off with a 3-0 win. Does Darien have another victory up their sleeve, or will Danbury turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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