After flying high against West Caldwell last Thursday, East Rutherford came back down to earth. The Cavaliers fell just short of the Draughn Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost seven in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, East Rutherford sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 21-25, 25-21, 23-25, 15-9.
Cragan Outling paced East Rutherford's offense, picking up nine kills. Outling got some help from Chloe Adair and her 22 assists. Adair was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
East Rutherford's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-5. As for Draughn, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
East Rutherford didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Chase on the 4th. As for Draughn, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Hibriten on the 4th.
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