On Friday, Darien faced St. Joseph in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Darien Blue Wave's defense stepped up to hand the St. Joseph Cadets a 14-0 shutout. The 14-point effort marked the Blue Wave's lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Darien pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Joseph, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-1.
Darien will square off against Ludlowe at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Ludlowe: 12.8, Darien: 13.6) so any points scored will be well earned. As for St. Joseph, they will challenge Ridgefield at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. St. Joseph's defense has only allowed 6.8 points per game this season, so Ridgefield's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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