The Martinsville Pirates will venture away from home to take on the Broaddus Bulldogs at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Martinsville came up short against Kennard and fell 69-56.
Broaddus has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 65-49 to Centerville.
Martinsville will have to contain Kingston Sanders as he made an impact in Broaddus' last game. He went 6 for 13 on his way to 13 points along with six boards and four steals. Trenton Sowell was another key player, going 5 of 12 en route to 13 points.
Martinsville has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-15 record this season. As for Broaddus, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-9.
Things could have been worse for Martinsville, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 47-31 loss to Broaddus when the teams last played on January 7th. Can Martinsville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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