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Darien Girls Fall To Stamford 52-32 In Critical Game
The loss drops Darien into a tie for ninth in the FCIAC standings with Staples with two games left in the regular season
The Stamford girls basketball team got the best of Darien on Friday night and now have the upper hand in the FCIAC playoff race.
Kelsey Cognetta scored 17 points and Lauren Schapiro added 16 for the Black Knights, who defeated the Blue Wave 52-32 in Darien.
Stamford improved to 10-8 overall and 10-6 in the FCIAC. The victory lifted the Black Knights into a tie for seventh in the conference standings with Fairfield Warde, a 56-50 winner over Ridgefield on Friday.
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Darien slipped to 10-8 and 9-7 and dropped into a tie for ninth with Staples, which fell to Trumbull 54-33 on Friday. Darien hosts Warde on Monday in another critical contest.
Meg Marren scored 16 points and Kate Bushell added 10 for the Blue Wave, who icould not maintain a fast start after grabbing a 12-8 lead after the first quarter.
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Stamford has a tough game at home against St.Joseph on Monday. Then on Wednesday in then final regular-season games, Darien is at Bassick and Stamford visits Warde.
