Greenwood was the 43-28 winner over Martinsville when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Greenwood Woodmen lost to the Martinsville Artesians at home by a 50-31 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Woodmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Artesians are ranked 32nd).
Despite the loss, Greenwood still got an impressive performance from Ayden Houseman, who rushed for 124 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Benjamin Hommell was Houseman's top target, picking up 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Greenwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Greenwood now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Martinsville, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Greenwood will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against Mooresville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Martinsville, they will welcome Decatur Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Martinsville's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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