The Pine Bush Bushmen will square off against the Valley Central Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pine Bush is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Minisink Valley on Friday. Pine Bush took a 36-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Minisink Valley. The Bushmen have struggled against the Warriors recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Defeat or not, Pine Bush got some senior leadership from Luke Broadbelt and Plexico Brooks. Broadbelt rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown, while Brooks gained 102 total yards and a touchdown. Broadbelt really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
Even if they lost, Pine Bush's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Jarae Hunter was especially locked on to Minisink Valley's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Valley Central didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Wallkill on Friday, but they still walked away with a 20-14 victory.
Pine Bush's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Valley Central, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Pine Bush was able to grind out a solid victory over Valley Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 35-23. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Valley Central's Julian Montrevil, who rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pine Bush still be able to contain Montrevil? There's only one way to find out.
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