Football Preview: Middletown Middie Bears vs. Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks
Middletown has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks at 6:00 p.m.
Middletown is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 44 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Cornwall Central on Friday. They fell to the Dragons 17-12. While losing is never fun, the Middie Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Dragons are ranked 39th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Newburgh Free Academy). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Valley Central 54-0 on the road. The Goldbacks pushed the score to 48-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings had no chance of recovering from.
Middletown's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Newburgh Free Academy, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2.
Middletown was able to grind out a solid win over Newburgh Free Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 26-14. Does Middletown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newburgh Free Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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