Sarah Mannelly scored a career-high 37 points to lead New Canaan to a 67-61 victory Friday over Ridgefield on Friday. It was the first loss in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference for the Tigers.
Mannelly also dished out nine assists and collected four steals as the Rams improved to 11-4 overall and 10-3 in the league. Ridgefield slipped to 11-3 overall and 11-1in the league.
It was far from a one-girl show for the Rams. Courtney Rogers scored 11 points, while Melissa Tweed chipped in eight. New Canaan outscored Ridgefield 20-14 in the fourth quarter to pull away.
New Canaan has made a nice surge of late, winning five of its last six games. Since falling to Norwalk on Jan. 10, New Canaan has defeated some of the upper echelon teams in the FCIAC, including Trinity Catholic, Staples and Ridgefield. Its only loss in that span was to St. Joseph.
New Canaan travels to Fairfield Ludlowe Tuesday for a 7 p.m. contest.
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