After each having a week off, the New Canaan Rams and the Darien Blue Wave will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
Last Friday, New Canaan was fully in charge, breezing past Bridgeport Central 42-6. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Canaan found their leader in sophomore Finn Mocco, who rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Those 93 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Mocco.
New Canaan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Blake Schwartz and Trey Walker.
Meanwhile, Darien won against Bridgeport Central on November 9th with 49 points and they decided to stick to that point total again last Friday. Darien claimed a resounding 49-7 victory over Warde. The Blue Wave pushed the score to 35-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs had little chance of recovering from.
Ben Rolapp continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 390 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 41 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kevin Roche, who picked up 154 receiving yards and a touchdown.
New Canaan's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.0 points per game. As for Darien, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
New Canaan beat Darien 28-21 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Does New Canaan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Darien turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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