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| 06/01/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 04/23/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 04/24/23 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 04/25/22 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 04/14/21 - Away | 3-0 W |
Darien has gone a perfect 5-0 against Danbury recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Blue Wave are taking a road trip to square off against the Hatters at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Darien is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Stamford, who was ranked 15th at the time (Darien was ranked 17th). The Blue Wave lost 3-0 to the Black Knights on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Blue Wave have suffered since April 16th.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The final score came out to 26-24, 27-25, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Danbury came up short against Greenwich on Wednesday and fell 3-1. While the Hatters didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cardinals 25-19 in the first set.
The 3-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Danbury lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 27-25.
Darien's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7. As for Danbury, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-10.
Darien took their win against Danbury when the teams last played back in June of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Wave 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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