Danbury High?s The Hatters smashed Darien High?s The Blue Wave in a volley match that would keep the latter from making a huge leap towards the much coveted championship of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference. The match was heart-stopping though. The Blue Wave nearly halted the Hatters? advance.
The Hatters displayed a furious display of athletic performance as they rushed to conclude the first two sets with a massive win over their rivals. The third set, however, nearly proved fatal for Danbury for their dismal loss exposed their vulnerabilities. The Darien boys restored their confidence and morale with a dashing comeback in the third seriously putting Danbury into serious peril. The fourth might end up favorably to Darien.
The final set was decisive for both teams as they fought their way to victory. Ace players from Danbury high made stunning efforts to beef up their advantage. One of them was Janey, who led the team with an astonishing double digit record of 14 kills. Following closely behind was Daylon Wilkins with a whopping 12 kills. Janey also recorded 13 service points and four aces during the match. Wilkins augmented his performance record with equally commendable record of 3 assists, 2 blocks, and 10 digs. The third game was dangerous enough to rob them of their glory so they made it a top priority to launch a series of unmerciful attacks on Darien high to create huge advantage.
As for the Blue Wave, their spirits were revived after the humiliating defeat of their rivals in the third set. It was equally intense for them as well. They need to break into Danbury?s defenses and make a hard-hitting counter-offense. Blue Wave?s top strikers include Calder Billhardt with a double digit record of 10 kills followed by equally powerful middle hitter Eric Heberton with his 8 kills.
Despite their serious effort to turn back the tide, it proved to be too arduous for Darien. The gap in the two teams? scores in the 4th set was too great. The match ended triumphantly for Danbury.
