Bridgeport Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 19th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Darien Blue Wave, falling 49-0. The shutout was out of character for the Hilltoppers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in October.
Darien was led to victory by Ben Rolapp and Patrick Gately. Rolapp threw for 124 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, while Gately rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Rolapp has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Tommy Karczewski did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 80 receiving yards.
Bridgeport Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Darien, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bridgeport Central is on the road again on Friday to play New Canaan at 6:00 p.m. New Canaan has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 131 points over their last three matches. As for Darien, they will square off against Warde at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Darien is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.8 points per game this season.
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