The Plainfield Quakers won the last time they faced the Martinsville Artesians, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went Plainfield's way against Martinsville as Plainfield made off with a 75-52 victory. Given Plainfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Martinsville is ranked 221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Plainfield found their leader in underclassman Harper Baker-lands, who scored 15 points along with 9 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Ellis, who scored 16 points.
Despite the loss, Martinsville had strong showings from Grady Gardner, who scored 24 points along with 5 rebounds, and Hunter Stroud, who scored 18 points. The match was Gardner's fourth in a row with at least ten points.
Plainfield's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Martinsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Plainfield won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Zionsville at 7:30 p.m. on December 9th. As for Martinsville, they will be playing at home against Center Grove at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
