With a chance to already clinch a berth in the CIAC Class LL state tournament after last year's four-win season, the Greenwich boys basketball team left nothing to chance Friday.
Alex McMurray scored 14 points and Alejandro Rodriguez added 11 as the Cardinals overwhelmed Darien 57-25 to post their sixth straight victory and improve to 8-1.
Just nine games into the season, Greenwich has doubled last season's win total.
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The outcome never was in doubt as Greenwich built leads of 17-2 after the first quarter and 31-7 at halftime against the overmatched Blue Wave. It was 44-15 after three periods before Darien finally reached double figures in a quarter with 10 points in the final period.
Greenwich almost blanked Darien in the first quarter, jumping out to a 17-0 lead before the Blue Wave scored the final points of the period.
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Six-foot-10 Sean Kroon added nine points for the Cardinals.
Darien, which was coming off a 60-56 win over New Canaan, dropped to 2-7.
Matt Lee led the Blue Wave with eight points.
