The Darien (Conn.) ladies’ lacrosse crew has had a wealthy seam of kind the final twenty years beneath head coach Lisa Lindsey.
A part of that kind is the truth that the Blue Wave had received 12 video games in a row towards their league and county rival, New Canaan (Conn.) between 2013 and 2019.
For the reason that finish of the pandemic, nonetheless, New Canaan leads the sequence with seven wins and a attract 13 matches. Yesterday’s 10-5 win over Darien within the CIAC Class LL remaining was a mirrored image of the Fairfield County remaining a mere three weeks in the past which noticed the Rams win 7-2.
Why was yesterday a mirrored image of that consequence? Take into account that the Rams held a 7-2 lead within the second half, one which they held onto for the steadiness of regulation.
New Canaan’s stellar protection and goaltending was in a position to flummox the Darien assault, one which has performed stellar lacrosse all season.
One can say that, at the least for now, the Route 124 Derby is tilted ever so barely in direction of the north of the five-mile street between the 2 communities.
