Catholic Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Xaverian Brothers Hawks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in April.
Catholic Memorial started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 21-25, 19-25, 25-17, 25-18, 15-13.
Catholic Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Xaverian Brothers, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-8.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Catholic Memorial will take on rival Boston College High at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Xaverian Brothers is set to square off against their familiar foe St. John's Prep at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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