Martinsville lost against Franklin Community back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Martinsville Artesians fell to the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs 46-40. While the Artesians didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Grizzly Cubs 10-6 in the first quarter.
Martinsville lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Zhane Capshaw, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 10 points and six boards. Hunter Stroud also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Jayce Nielson had an outrageously good game for Franklin Community as he went 7 of 13 en route to 19 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Kolt Nelson, who posted six points in addition to 14 boards and three steals.
Martinsville dropped their record down to 4-11 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Franklin Community, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-9.
Martinsville will challenge Speedway at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Martinsville is facing Speedway at the right time seeing as Speedway is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Franklin Community, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 54-47 defeat against Southport on the 1st.
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