Bloomington South has gone 10-0 against Martinsville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Bloomington South Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Martinsville Artesians at 7:00 p.m.
Bloomington South is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Bloomington North a 3-0 shutout. Considering the Panthers have won 11 games by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Martinsville hasn't lost a match since September 3rd, a trend which continued in their latest game on Wednesday. They came out on top against Mooresville by a score of 3-1. Given the Artesians' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Pioneers are ranked 174th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Will Payton and
Charlie Rawlins scored all three of Martinsville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 29 goals.
Bloomington South's win bumped their record up to 16-1. As for Martinsville, they pushed their record up to 13-1-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Bloomington South beat Martinsville by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bloomington South since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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