Basketball Game Preview: Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks vs. Middletown Middie Bears

The Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks will venture away from home to challenge the Middletown Middie Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Newburgh Free Academy is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.

Last Friday, Newburgh Free Academy lost to Pine Bush on the road by a 64-49 margin. While losing is never fun, the Goldbacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while the Bushmen are ranked 19th).

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Middletown on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Port Jervis out of the water with a 66-15 final score. The Middie Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 22 points or more this season.

Newburgh Free Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Middletown, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.

Newburgh Free Academy ended up a good deal behind Middletown when the teams last played back in December of 2024, losing 59-42. Can Newburgh Free Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.