Basketball Recap: Hackettstown Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hackettstown can now relate to. They lost to the Rutherford Bulldogs on the road by a 42-27 margin on Thursday. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Hackettstown's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Rutherford, they moved to 15-5 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.

Hackettstown does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rutherford, they will face off against Science Park on Monday. Rutherford's defense has only allowed 29.4 points per game this season, so Science Park's offense will have their work cut out for them.