Lowell Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were dealt a 56-28 loss at the hands of the Greater Lowell Tech Gryphons. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Gryphons are ranked 60th).
Despite the defeat, Lowell Catholic saw an underclassman step up: freshman Leticia Castro posted 20 points. That was a full 71.4% of Lowell Catholic's points, marking the third time in a row Castro has scored more than a third of the team's points.
Lowell Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Greater Lowell Tech, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Lowell Catholic has already played their next matchup, a 67-30 defeat against Dedham on the 18th. Greater Lowell Tech has also already played their next game (against Shawsheen Valley Tech), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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