Basketball Preview: Indian Creek Braves vs. Martinsville Artesians
Indian Creek hasn't had much luck against Martinsville recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Indian Creek Braves will take on the Martinsville Artesians at 7:30 p.m. Indian Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Martinsville likes a good challenge.
Indian Creek will head into Saturday's contest eager for some revenge after what happened against Greencastle: Indian Creek blew Greencastle out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Saturday Greencastle got their revenge. Indian Creek fell just short of Greencastle by a score of 70-68.
Meanwhile, a victory for Martinsville just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt an 81-48 defeat at the hands of Columbus North. The loss continues a trend for the Artesians in their matchups with the Bull Dogs: they've now lost nine in a row.
Despite the defeat, Martinsville got top-tier performance from Grady Gardner, who earned 29 points in addition to five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Gardner a new career-high in threes (seven). Another player making a difference was Zhane Capshaw, who had six points.
Martinsville's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Indian Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Indian Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Martinsville in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, sneaking past 60-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for Indian Creek since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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