Martinsville and New Palestine squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Martinsville had to settle for second. They were dealt a 43-7 loss at the hands of the New Palestine Dragons. The Artesians were red-hot offensively headed into the game (they scored no less than 31 points in the five matches prior) but the Dragons' defense proved too tough.
AJ Reynolds threw for 186 yards and a touchdown.
Mason Dodson was his top target, picking up 110 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Lucas Dewey rushed for 50 yards.
Caden Jacobia was nothing short of spectacular for New Palestine: he rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Those 117 rushing yards gave Jacobia a new career-high. Josh Ranes also helped out as he racked up 109 rushing yards.
Martinsville's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-2. As for New Palestine, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 13-0-1.
Martinsville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Palestine, they will square off against East Noble at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. New Palestine's defense has only allowed 9.6 points per game this season, so East Noble's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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