It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rutherford can now relate to. They came up short against the Freeport Bulldogs on Monday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-4, 25-7.
Maddy Smith went supernova For Freeport., getting seven digs and seven aces. That's the most aces Smith has posted since back in October of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kaylee Worrell, who had five digs and three aces.
Rutherford dropped their record down to 1-11 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Freeport, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Rutherford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Freeport, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Pensacola Catholic on the 14th.
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