The Gloucester Fishermen the host Lowell Catholic Crusaders softball squad by a tally of 7-4 in Thursday's non-league challenge.

The Fishermen now own a 9-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Swampscott for a Northeast challenge on Friday, May 12. Gloucester will battle a Big Blue squad coming off a 5-4 league loss to Salem (Salem, MA). The Big Blue record now stands at 3-8.

With the loss, Lowell Catholic falls to 5-4 on the campaign. The Crusaders travel to Academy of Notre Dame (Tyngsborough, MA) to battle the Lancers in a challenge on Friday, May 12. The Lancers enter the challenge with a record of 6-4.