The Martinsville Artesians will take on the Southport Cardinals at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Martinsville is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Martinsville came up short against Springs Valley and fell 64-53.
Martinsville might have lost, but man, Mya Lewis was a machine: she went 6 for 10 on her way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruby Murrell, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southport). They breezed by Indianapolis Arsenal Technical to the tune of 78-10 last Monday. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Titans are ranked 341st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Martinsville better keep an eye on Kassie Mcmasters. She was instrumental in Southport's win, shooting 7-for-12 from deep and dropping a double-double on 35 points and ten boards. Mcmasters is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Nola Linson was another key player, going 5 of 10 on her way to 10 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Southport has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Martinsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Martinsville didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Southport in their previous meeting back in January of 2015, but they still walked away with a 49-43 victory. Will Martinsville repeat their success, or does Southport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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