Charlestown and Martinsville squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Charlestown had to settle for second. They were dealt a 56-0 loss at the hands of the Martinsville Artesians. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Artesians are ranked 32nd).
Christian Grayson threw for 197 yards on 14 of 27 attempts.
Noah Phillips was his top target, picking up 105 receiving yards.
Martinsville found their leader in sophomore Grady Gardner, who made five total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Charlestown dropped their record down to 2-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Martinsville, their record is now 9-1.
Charlestown does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Martinsville, they will challenge Silver Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Martinsville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.3 points per game this season.
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