After two games on the road, Silver Creek is heading back home. They will take on the Martinsville Artesians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Silver Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 40-20 margin over Connersville. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Dragons have posted since August 30th.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Martinsville). They blew past Charlestown 56-0 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Artesians, who have now won four games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Martinsville relied on the efforts of Christian Koons, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and Draven Sanders, who picked up 50 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Martinsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Martinsville wouldn't let Charlestown keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Martinsville can thank Bradley Willison and Mason Kirkhoff for forcing both of them.
The victory got Silver Creek back to even at 5-5. As for Martinsville, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Silver Creek ended up a good deal behind Martinsville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, losing 28-14. Thankfully for Silver Creek, Brayden Shrake (who rushed for 243 yards and four touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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