Football Game Preview: Pine Bush Bushmen vs. Roosevelt Cougars

The Pine Bush Bushmen will welcome the Roosevelt Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pine Bush is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.

Pine Bush is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Newburgh Free Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Bushmen were dealt a 56-6 defeat at the hands of the Goldbacks. The Bushmen were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-0.

Despite the loss, Pine Bush got top-tier performance from Ruben Simpson Jr, who rushed for 117 yards and one score, and also picked up 42 receiving yards.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Roosevelt duked it out with Warwick on Saturday. The Cougars took a 34-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats.

Pine Bush's record now sits at 2-6. As for Roosevelt, they now have a losing record of 3-4.