The Middletown Middie Bears will venture away from home to challenge the Newburgh Free Academy Goldbacks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, Middletown was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 16-12 to Monroe-Woodbury. While losing is never fun, the Middie Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Crusaders are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Newburgh Free Academy's offense. They fell to Our Lady of Lourdes 6-0. The Goldbacks' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Middletown's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Newburgh Free Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Middletown might still be hurting after the 35-13 defeat they got from Newburgh Free Academy when the teams last played back in October. Can Middletown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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