New Palestine is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Martinsville is on a eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The New Palestine Dragons will host the Martinsville Artesians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Palestine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.4 points per game this season.
New Palestine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Indianapolis Bishop Chatard by a score of 28-21.
Josh Ranes was his usual excellent self, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making three total tackles.
New Palestine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Martinsville won against Greenwood last Friday with 35 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Martinsville walked away with a 35-28 win over Evansville Reitz.
Martinsville's victory bumped their record up to 12-1. As for New Palestine, their win bumped their record up to 12-0-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. New Palestine has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 245.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Martinsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 162.4. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for New Palestine against Martinsville in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, as the team secured a 70-6 victory. Will New Palestine repeat their success, or does Martinsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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