Football Recap: Oblong Piles Up the Points Against Martinsville + How To Watch

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Previous 5 Games

10/17/25 - Away	50-14 W
09/21/24 - Home	14-54 L
10/13/17 - Home	6-39 L
10/14/16 - Away	53-28 W
10/09/15 - Away	40-0 W

After losing to Martinsville the last time they met, Oblong decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Panthers blew past the Bluestreaks 50-14 on Friday. Considering the Panthers have won four contests by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Oblong's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lucas Blessing, who rushed for 208 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. Blessing also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because the Panthers are 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Another rusher making a difference was Caden Goodwin, who gained 165 total yards and two touchdowns.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Oblong was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 370 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Despite the loss, Martinsville still got an impressive performance from Gabe Griffin, who rushed for 83 yards and two TDs.

The win got Oblong back to even at 4-4. As for Martinsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Oblong will square off against rival Metro-East Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Martinsville is set to face off against their familiar foe South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.