Central Catholic faced Chelmsford in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Raiders fell 3-1 to the Lions. The Raiders have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Central Catholic was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Chelmsford work for it, especially in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 20-25, 25-14, 27-25.

Alexia Faria
09/24/25 vs Chelmsford | 10 |
09/22/25 vs Andover | 10 |
09/19/25 @ Haverhill | 16 |
09/17/25 vs Methuen | 13 |
09/15/25 @ Billerica Memorial | 11 |
Alexia Faria and Dahiamerys Brito certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Faria had ten digs and two assists, while Brito had ten digs and one assist. Faria has been hot, having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played.
Leading Chelmsford to victory were Brianna Cairns and Tiffany Vu. Cairns had 21 digs and one assist, while Vu had 15 digs and one assist. That's the most digs Vu has posted since back in October of 2024.
Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Chelmsford, the win keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Central Catholic has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Tewksbury Memorial on the 26th. As for Chelmsford, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Peabody Veterans Memorial on the 26th.
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