Rutherford was the 49-43 winner over Fair Lawn when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Rutherford Bulldogs fell 47-39 to the Fair Lawn Cutters on Saturday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Bulldogs came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Cutters are ranked 154th).
Rutherford's loss dropped their record down to 17-2. As for Fair Lawn, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Looking ahead, Rutherford will challenge Tenafly at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fair Lawn has already played their next game (against Marion P. Thomas), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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