After both having extra time off, the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks and the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Back in December of 2024, Newburgh Free Academy came up short against North Rockland and fell 57-47. The loss was the Goldbacks' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Monroe-Woodbury was not able to break out of their rough patch back in December of 2024 as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 53-42 to Kingston. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 337th, while the Tigers are ranked 116th).
Newburgh Free Academy will have to keep a close watch on Fabrice Ndja and Jamie Reich, a pair of players who had a big impact on Monroe-Woodbury's prior game. Ndja went 6 for 14 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds, while Reich posted ten points and three steals.
Monroe-Woodbury's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Newburgh Free Academy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Newburgh Free Academy came up short against Monroe-Woodbury in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 68-56. Can Newburgh Free Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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