Lowell Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Essex Tech Hawks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-11, 22-25, 25-15.
Leading Essex Tech to victory were Ava Newbury and Shelby Addario. Newbury had seven digs and six aces, while Addario had four aces and three digs. Those six aces gave Newbury a new career-high.
Lowell Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Essex Tech, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Lowell Catholic will challenge Mystic Valley Regional at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Essex Tech, they have already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Pentucket Regional on the 20th.
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