The Middletown Middie Bears are taking a road trip to challenge the Highland Huskies at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Highland took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Middletown, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Middletown was able to grind out a solid win over Newburgh Free Academy, taking the game 61-50. Given the Middie Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Goldbacks are ranked 337th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Highland came up short against Pine Plains on Tuesday and fell 68-57.
The victory made it two in a row for Middletown and bumps their season record up to 13-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points over those games. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
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