Softball Preview: Middletown Middie Bears vs. Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks
Middletown is 10-0 against Newburgh Free Academy since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Middletown Middie Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks at 4:00 p.m. Neither Middletown nor Newburgh Free Academy posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Middletown fell victim to Pine Bush and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 11-0 loss at the hands of the Bushmen.
Meanwhile, Newburgh Free Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They fell just short of Kingston by a score of 3-1.
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Newburgh Free Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Middletown was able to grind out a solid win over Newburgh Free Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 9-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Middletown since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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