Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Plainfield). They came out on top against the Martinsville Artesians by a score of 50-37 on Friday. The Quakers pushed the score to 43-23 by the end of the third, a deficit the Artesians cut but never quite recovered from.
Luke Starnes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 162 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season. Westyn Weyrich was another major influence, as he rushed for 72 yards and ran in a TD.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Plainfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Plainfield pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Martinsville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 8-1 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Plainfield will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Anderson at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. Plainfield is facing Anderson at the right time seeing as Anderson is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Martinsville, they will take on Charlestown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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