The Middletown Middie Bears will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Kingston Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Middletown ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past Monroe-Woodbury 45-42. The win was all the more spectacular given Middletown's disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while Monroe-Woodbury is ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, even though Albany scored an imposing 73 points on Monday, Kingston still came out on top. Kingston took their contest against Albany 83-73. The win made it back-to-back wins for Kingston.
Middletown is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-10 record this season. As for Kingston, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Middletown lost to Kingston at home by a decisive 64-47 margin in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Middletown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
