The Kingston Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders 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 game.
Kingston is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Middletown on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Kingston was beaten by Middletown 63-33. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Middie Bears are ranked 55th).
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Monroe-Woodbury's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 39-30 to Warwick. The contest marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Kingston has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for Monroe-Woodbury, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Everything went Kingston's way against Monroe-Woodbury in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as Kingston made off with a 52-27 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kingston since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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