Martinsville hasn't had much luck against Bloomington South recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Martinsville Artesians will challenge the Bloomington South Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Martinsville has given up an average of 68.5 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
Martinsville is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game last Tuesday. They lost 64-41 to Northview. While losing is never fun, the Artesians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Knights are ranked 43rd).
Grady Gardner
| 02/25/25 @ Northview | 18 |
| 02/22/25 @ Greenfield-Central | 30 |
| 02/21/25 vs Whiteland | 17 |
| 02/14/25 vs Mooresville | 34 |
| 02/11/25 vs Edgewood | 23 |
| + 2 more games |
Martinsville's defeat came about despite a quality game from Grady Gardner, who went 7-for-15 to rack up 18 points. Gardner's big performance that evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zhane Capshaw, who posted eight points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Bloomington South rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the Cougars 70-49. The victory was familiar territory for the Panthers, who have now won four contests in a row.
Bloomington South's win bumped their record up to 18-8. As for Martinsville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-17.
Martinsville took a serious blow against Bloomington South in their previous meeting back in January, falling 70-43. Can Martinsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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