The Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders will take on the Middletown Middie Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Monroe-Woodbury is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Monroe-Woodbury is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Pine Bush with points to spare, taking the game 24-7. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Bushmen are ranked 159th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nate Coulanges continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Middletown owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. Everything went their way against Newburgh Free Academy as Middletown made off with a 21-0 win. Considering the Middie Bears have won three matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Middletown is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.0 points per game. As for Monroe-Woodbury, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Monroe-Woodbury didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Middletown in their previous matchup last Friday, but they still walked away with a 16-12 win. Does Monroe-Woodbury have another victory up their sleeve, or will Middletown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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