The Middletown Middie Bears will challenge the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Middletown's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Newburgh Free Academy with a sharp 21-0 win. Considering the Middie Bears have won three matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Monroe-Woodbury had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They enjoyed a cozy 24-7 victory over Pine Bush on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Crusaders as they're now sitting on three straight.
Nate Coulanges continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
Middletown has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.0 points per game. As for Monroe-Woodbury, their record now sits at 9-1.
Middletown came up short against Monroe-Woodbury when the teams last played last Friday, falling 16-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coulanges, who rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Now that Middletown knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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