Rutherford entered their tilt with Garfield on Wednesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They won by a set and slipped past the Garfield Boilermakers 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Bulldogs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The final score came out to 21-25, 26-24, 26-24.
Alyssa Roundtree and Teona Babunska certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Roundtree had 13 digs, while Babunska had seven digs.
Rutherford has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Garfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rutherford will welcome St. Mary at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Garfield, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cliffside Park at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Cliffside Park is coming into the matchup with five straight wins on the road, so Garfield will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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