Football Preview: Kingston Tigers vs. Pine Bush Bushmen
Kingston is on a six-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Pine Bush a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Kingston Tigers will host the Pine Bush Bushmen at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Kingston ended up a good deal behind Newburgh Free Academy and lost 32-14. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Goldbacks are ranked 63rd).
Meanwhile, a victory for Pine Bush just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Middletown, falling 35-7. The game marked the Bushmen's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Pine Bush saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ruben Simpson rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Simpson didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made two total tackles.
Kingston's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Pine Bush, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Things could have been worse for Kingston, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-19 loss to Pine Bush in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pine Bush's Plexico Brooks, who rushed for 226 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per carry. Now that Kingston knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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