On Friday, the Stamford Black Knights faced the Danbury Hatters in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Stamford took a 53-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hatters. Stamford has not had much luck with the Hatters recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Stamford's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ejai Presley, who scored 12 points. Another player making a difference was Damar Taylor, who scored ten points.
Stamford's loss dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Danbury, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Stamford will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Rams at 7:00 p.m. New Canaan is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. As for Danbury, they will head out on the road to take on the Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenwich will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Connecticut Rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Hatters are ranked 23rd).
