Softball Game Preview: Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks vs. Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders

Newburgh Free Academy is 1-9 against Monroe-Woodbury since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Goldbacks will challenge the Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. Newburgh Free Academy has given up an average of 7.7 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Newburgh Free Academy is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They came up short against Middletown, falling 17-5.

Newburgh Free Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liana Shaw, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Ashlyn LeClair was another, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Monroe-Woodbury entered their tilt with Pine Bush on Monday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bushmen a 3-0 shutout.

Monroe-Woodbury's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Newburgh Free Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.

Newburgh Free Academy couldn't quite finish off Monroe-Woodbury in their previous matchup on Friday and fell 6-4. Can the Goldbacks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.