Glastonbury is 0-3 against Darien since October of 2016 but things could change on Saturday. The Glastonbury Guardians will be staying on the road to face off against the Darien Blue Wave at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Glastonbury is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They won by a set and slipped past Southington 3-2.
Glastonbury was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-21, 19-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Darien waltzed into their game on Wednesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals.
Darien wouldn't go down easily and 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.
Darien's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-2. As for Glastonbury, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6-2 record this season.
Glastonbury came up short against Darien in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Glastonbury avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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