The Martinsville Artesians had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They strolled past Silver Creek with points to spare, taking the game 28-14. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Martinsville also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2021.
Brayden Shrake continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 243 yards and four touchdowns. Shrake is on a roll when it comes to rushing yards, as he's now rushed for 100 or more in the last eight games he's played.
Although Silver Creek took the loss, they still got scores from Samuel Conn and Tyler Bach.
Martinsville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Silver Creek, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4.
Martinsville will take on East Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten contests -- so hopefully Martinsville likes a good challenge. Silver Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
