Alejandro Miranda tallied a goal and an assist — and now has 12 goals for the season — as 10th-seeded Rutherford outpaced 23rd-seeded Saddle Brook 3-1 in Rutherford.
Rutherford will next visit seventh-seeded Glen Rock in the second round on Wednesday.
Lucas Tecza also produced a goal and an assist while Alex Jimenez scored as well for Rutherford (9-3-1), which is unbeaten in the past four matches. Spencer Budinich came up with four saves.
Saddle Brook (9-6) lost its second straight match following a four-game win streak.
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