Pine Bush Bushmen (Pine Bush, NY) followers went home content Thursday as they observed their basketball team notch a victory over the visiting Wallkill Panthers (Wallkill, NY), 70-53 in a non-league game.

In their next game, the Bushmen face the Middletown Middie Bears (Middletown, NY) in a Section 9 Orange County I game, on Tuesday, February 16. Pine Bush will attempt to move on its 5-1 season record. The Middie Bears enter the game with a 15-3 record after their 82-65 league win over Newburgh Free Academy (Newburgh, NY).

With the defeat, Wallkill moves to 8-10 on the year.