The Middletown Middie Bears bounced the visiting Kingston Tigers basketball squad by a final score of 65-33 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Middie Bears clash with the Pine Bush Bushmen (Pine Bush, NY) in a Section 9 Orange County I outing, on Monday, December 16. Middletown will attempt to upgrade on its 2-0 season record. The Bushmen come into the outing with a 2-0 record after their 65-35 league win over Newburgh Free Academy (Newburgh, NY).

The Tigers (1-2) will now prepare for their outing against Monroe-Woodbury (Central Valley, NY). The Crusaders come into the Section 9 Orange County I outing with a 2-2 record. In their last outing, Monroe-Woodbury routed Washingtonville (Washingtonville, NY), 66-31, in a non-league outing.