Newburgh Free Academy is 2-8 against Monroe-Woodbury since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks will take on the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. Newburgh Free Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Newburgh Free Academy will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Valley Central, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Newburgh Free Academy walked away with a 56-45 victory over Valley Central on Thursday.
Terrinashjae 'TT' Burden
| 02/13/25 vs Valley Central | 18 |
| 02/11/25 @ Middletown | 29 |
| 01/31/25 @ Pine Bush | 28 |
| 01/23/25 @ Beacon | 26 |
| 01/16/25 @ Warwick | 18 |
| + 4 more games |
Terrinashjae 'TT' Burden was her usual excellent self, going 7-for-10 on her way to 18 points and three steals. Her evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Kallie McCoy was another key player, going 6-for-8 en route to 14 points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, Monroe-Woodbury came up short against Pine Bush on Tuesday and fell 50-38. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Bushmen are ranked 17th).
Newburgh Free Academy pushed their record up to 6-12 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points over those games. As for Monroe-Woodbury, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
Newburgh Free Academy came up short against Monroe-Woodbury when the teams last played back in January, falling 60-51. Can Newburgh Free Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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