Newburgh Free Academy entered their tilt with Pine Bush on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 27-26 win over the Pine Bush Bushmen. The Goldbacks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bushmen, too.
Despite the defeat, Pine Bush had strong showings from Ruben Simpson, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Jacob Brown, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Brown really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Jamil Sneed, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Newburgh Free Academy pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pine Bush, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Newburgh Free Academy will square off against Kingston at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Pine Bush, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Middletown at 2:00 p.m. Pine Bush is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.3 points per game this season.
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