After flying high against Cliffside Park last Thursday, Memorial came back down to earth. The Memorial Tigers took a 60-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rutherford Bulldogs on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 49th).
Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Rutherford, their victory bumped their record up to 20-3.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Memorial will face off against Fair Lawn on Thursday. As for Rutherford, they will square off against Hanover Park on Thursday.
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