Basketball Recap: Newburgh Free Academy Comes Up Short

Newburgh Free Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 61-50 to the Middletown Middie Bears. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Middie Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 59-42 back in December of 2024.

Terrinashjae 'TT' Burden

Points

02/11/25 @ Middletown	29
01/31/25 @ Pine Bush	28
01/23/25 @ Beacon	26
01/16/25 @ Warwick	18
01/13/25 vs Minisink Valley	20
+ 3 more games

When it comes to explaining why Newburgh Free Academy lost, don't look at Terrinashjae 'TT' Burden. Despite the final result, she went 8-for-15 en route to 29 points and five steals. The matchup was Burden's eighth in a row with at least 15 points. Kallie McCoy was another key player, putting up nine points.

Newburgh Free Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Middletown, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-2.

Newburgh Free Academy has already played their next game, a 56-45 win against Valley Central on the 13th. As for Middletown, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-35 victory against Highland on the 13th.