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| 12/15/23 - Home | 49-34 W |
| 02/09/23 - Home | 53-22 W |
| 12/07/22 - Away | 52-23 W |
| 02/03/22 - Home | 40-16 W |
| 02/08/16 - Away | 55-36 W |
Warwick is a perfect 5-0 against Middletown since February of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Warwick Wildcats will face off against the Middletown Middie Bears at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Wednesday, Warwick got the win against Valley Central by a conclusive 62-41. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Middletown had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Thursday. They breezed past the Huskies to the tune of 62-35. Given the Middie Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Huskies are ranked 390th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Middletown's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.7 points over those games. As for Warwick, their win bumped their record up to 16-1.
Warwick strolled past Middletown in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 49-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Warwick since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
