The Pine Bush Bushmen will be playing at home against the Middletown Middie Bears at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pine Bush is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Middletown is facing Pine Bush at the wrong time: Pine Bush suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They and the Goldbacks were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 27-26 defeat.
Pine Bush's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ruben Simpson, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Jacob Brown, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Brown's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Jamil Sneed, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Middletown didn't have too much trouble with Valley Central at home on Friday as they won 27-13.
Pine Bush's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Middletown, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
Pine Bush suffered a grim 44-20 defeat to Middletown in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Middletown's Julani Graham, who rushed for 106 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Pine Bush knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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