While it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Newburgh Free Academy was not quite Monroe-Woodbury's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders by a score of 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Goldbacks came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Crusaders are ranked 94th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Newburgh Free Academy fell to 6-1-1. As for Monroe-Woodbury, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Newburgh Free Academy is on the road again on Thursday to play Kingston at 4:15 p.m. As for Monroe-Woodbury, they will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Middletown at 4:30 p.m. Monroe-Woodbury is facing Middletown at the right time seeing as Middletown is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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