The Middletown Middie Bears are taking a road trip to take on the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Middletown has given up an average of 41.5 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Middletown's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Newburgh Free Academy on Friday. They were dealt a 35-0 defeat at the hands of the Goldbacks. The Middie Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monroe-Woodbury). They really took it to Valley Central for the full four quarters, racking up a 43-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won eight in a row.
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Monroe-Woodbury, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Middletown suffered a grim 34-10 defeat to Monroe-Woodbury in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Crusaders' ETHAN MALDONADO, who rushed for 54 yards and one touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 98 yards and one TD. Now that the Middie Bears know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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