The Pine Bush Bushmen basketball squad (Pine Bush, NY), was nudged 62-58 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Middletown Middie Bears (Middletown, NY)

With the victory, Middletown advances its record to 4-0 on the year. The Middie Bears travel to Newburgh Free Academy (Newburgh, NY) to meet the Goldbacks in a non-league battle on Friday, December 20. The Goldbacks enter the battle with a record of 2-3. Newburgh Free Academy lost 62-54 in their recent non-league battle against North Rockland (Thiells, NY)

The Bushmen now own a 3-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Monroe-Woodbury for a non-league battle on Friday, December 20. Pine Bush will meet a Crusaders squad coming off a 57-56 non-league loss to Kingston (Kingston, NY). The Crusaders record now stands at 0-3.