Volleyball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Central Catholic

Raiders

Previous Games

10/15/25 @ Andover	3-1
10/10/25 @ Peabody Veterans Memorial	3-0
10/08/25 vs Haverhill	3-1
10/06/25 @ Methuen	3-2
10/03/25 vs Billerica Memorial	3-0
+ 3 more games

Central Catholic faced Andover in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Raiders walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Golden Warriors. The win was nothing new for the Raiders as they're now sitting on eight straight.

Central Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 29-27, 25-19, 25-20.

Julie Hall paced Central Catholic's offense, picking up 25 kills. Hall got some help from Madison Blanchet and her 46 assists. Sydney Faria controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.

Despite the defeat, Andover had strong showings from Ella Niles, who had five digs and four aces, and Jessie Wang, who had 20 kills, nine digs, and three aces. Wang is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in each of the last 37 games she's played dating back to last season.

Central Catholic's record now sits at 16-2. As for Andover, their loss ended a four-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4.

Central Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Chelmsford on the 17th. As for Andover, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Newburyport on the 20th.