It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Middletown can now relate to. They came up short against the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders on Friday, falling 34-10. While losing is never fun, the Middie Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Crusaders are ranked 34th).
Ethan Maldonado looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 98 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Monroe-Woodbury also got a significant boost from Noah Flores, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 93 yards.
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Monroe-Woodbury, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Middletown does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Monroe-Woodbury, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 26-13 defeat against Corning-Painted Post on the 23rd.
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