Football Preview: Whiteland Warriors vs. Martinsville Artesians
The Whiteland Warriors will head out to square off against the Martinsville Artesians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Whiteland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Perry Meridian 48-28 on Friday. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Warriors were the (much) better team in the second half.
Whiteland got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ollie Taylor out in front who threw for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground.
Meanwhile, Martinsville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Franklin Community on the road to the tune of 40-7. The Artesians pushed the score to 33-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Grizzly Cubs had little chance of recovering from.
Whiteland pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Martinsville, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Whiteland was able to grind out a solid victory over Martinsville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 34-23. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whiteland since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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