Football Game Preview: Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks vs. Kingston Tigers

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Previous Games

10/25/24 - Home	30-16 W
10/21/23 - Away	37-0 W
10/15/22 - Home	55-12 W
10/22/21 - Home	55-0 W
04/16/21 - Away	56-0 W
+ 5 more games

Newburgh Free Academy is a perfect 10-0 against Kingston since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Goldbacks will venture away from home to face off against the Tigers at 1:00 p.m. Newburgh Free Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Kingston will be coming in after a loss.

Newburgh Free Academy's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Middletown, posting a 35-0 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Goldbacks considering their 13-point performance the contest before.

Meanwhile, Kingston ended up a good deal behind Pine Bush on Friday and lost 36-20. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Bushmen: they've now lost three in a row.

Newburgh Free Academy will need to focus on slowing down Calvin Byrd-Towns, one of several Kingston players who made an impact when they last played. He rushed for 112 yards on only 12 carries. Byrd-Towns' longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.

Kingston's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Newburgh Free Academy, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.

Newburgh Free Academy strolled past Kingston when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 30-16. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Goldbacks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.