Volleyball Recap: Central Catholic Comes Up Short

Central Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Dracut Middies. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Middies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in April.

While Central Catholic ultimately came up short, they really made Dracut work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 26-24, 25-15, 22-25, 15-5.

Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Dracut, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-14.

Central Catholic and Dracut could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Massachusetts Rankings. The Raiders will face off against Chelmsford at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (119 vs. 14). Meanwhile, Dracut (ranked 115th) will meet Lowell (ranked 13th) at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.