Recap: Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks vs. Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks can now relate to. They fell 68-56 to the Crusaders on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Newburgh Free Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while Monroe-Woodbury is ranked 67th).
Monroe-Woodbury got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Nicolas Sanchez out in front who went 7 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and 0 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sanchez has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Christopher Pearson, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and four blocks.
Newburgh Free Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-12. As for Monroe-Woodbury, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-5.
Newburgh Free Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Monroe-Woodbury, they will square off against Kingston at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Kingston has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 743 points over their last ten contests.
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