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One Day, Three Titles: Darien Softball, Volleyball, Boys Lax Are FCIAC Champs
The Blue Wave won three of its four championship matchups Friday.
Update, 9:13 p.m.
The Blue Wave boys volleyball and lacrosse teams matched their softball peers Friday night by capturing their own FCIAC titles.
Boys lacrosse defeated Ridgefield, 10-7, at Fairfield University to earn its first conference title since 2008.
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Volleyball, meanwhile, took home the program's first FCIAC championship in a 3-2 win over Staples at Brien McMahon.
Darien lost the first game to the Wreckers but rebounded with wins in the second, fourth, and fifth (19-25, 25-17, 16-25, 25-13, 15-4).
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The Darien softball team captured its first-ever FCIAC title Friday with a 4-3 win over Fairfield Ludlowe.
After jumping out to an early 2-0 lead at Fairfield University, the Blue Wave fell behind the Falcons, 3-2, in the third inning. But Darien fought back, adding a run to tie it up in the fifth and notching the winning run in the seventh.
Over at Brien McMahon High School, Darien wasn't as fortunate in the FCIAC girls lacrosse championship, falling to Wilton, 15-12, on Friday.
Patch will have more on Darien's four FCIAC championship matchups shortly.
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