Darien had won five straight games and Ben Rolapp did his part to make it six on Friday. The Darien Blue Wave breezed by the Warde Mustangs to the tune of 49-7 thanks in part to Rolapp, who threw for 390 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 41 yards and two touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Another player making a difference was Kevin Roche, who picked up 154 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 55 yards.
Darien pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.0 points per game. As for Warde, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
After each having a week off, Darien and New Canaan will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 10:00 a.m. on November 28th. One thing working in New Canaan's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests. As for Warde, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Ludlowe at 10:00 a.m. on November 28th.
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