The Martinsville Artesians's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their 14th straight defeat. Their rough 80-60 defeat to Greenfield-Central might stick with them for a while. Martinsville has struggled against Greenfield-Central recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Martinsville's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Grady Gardner, who scored 25 points, and Jace Lafary who scored 16 points. It was the first time this season that Lafary scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Hunter Stroud, who scored seven points.
Even though they lost, Martinsville were working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Braylon Mullins was his usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with eight steals for Greenfield-Central. Mullins is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 15 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Hinton, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Martinsville's loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Greenfield-Central, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 21-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Martinsville will take on Northview at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Northview's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six games. As for Greenfield-Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Perry Meridian at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Perry Meridian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 305th, while Greenfield-Central is ranked eighth).
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