East Rutherford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the R-S Central Hilltoppers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hilltoppers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
East Rutherford started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 26-24, 25-16, 25-15.
R-S Central can attribute much of their success to Abby Austin, who had 14 digs. Another player making a difference was Olivia Harris, who had nine digs and two assists.
East Rutherford's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for R-S Central, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-10.
As of now, neither East Rutherford nor the Hilltoppers have any future games scheduled.
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