The Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks will square off against the Wallkill Panthers at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Newburgh Free Academy lost 5-1 to Monroe-Woodbury on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Goldbacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Crusaders are ranked 39th).
Meanwhile, Wallkill kept a clean sheet against Pine Bush on Friday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Bushmen.
Newburgh Free Academy's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-6-1. As for Wallkill, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Newburgh Free Academy skirted past Wallkill 1-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2018. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newburgh Free Academy since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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