Greenwood and Martinsville squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Greenwood had to settle for second. They fell to the Martinsville Artesians 35-31. 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 121st, while the Artesians are ranked 33rd).
When it comes to explaining why Greenwood lost, don't look at Gunner Ruppert. Despite the final result, he rushed for 238 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Ruppert is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Davion Jones also helped out as he racked up 106 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Greenwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 426 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Greenwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carson Andreas and Jones.
Greenwood has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Martinsville, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Greenwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Martinsville, they will challenge Evansville Reitz at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Martinsville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.3 points per game this season.
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