The Martinsville Artesians are taking a road trip to face off against the Terre Haute South Vigo Braves at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Martinsville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season.
On Thursday, it was close, but Martinsville sidestepped Decatur Central for a 2-1 victory. Given the Artesians' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Hawks are ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Charlie Rawlins and
Jonathan Dalton scored both of Martinsville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, Terre Haute South Vigo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They came up short against Bloomington South, falling 10-0.
The win made it two in a row for Martinsville and bumps their season record up to 7-1-1. As for Terre Haute South Vigo, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Martinsville's way against Terre Haute South Vigo in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Martinsville made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Martinsville since the squad 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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