Indian Creek hasn't had much luck against Martinsville recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Indian Creek Braves will take on the Martinsville Artesians at 7:30 p.m. Indian Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Martinsville likes a good challenge.
Indian Creek will head into Saturday's contest eager for some revenge after what happened against Greencastle: Indian Creek blew Greencastle out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Saturday Greencastle got their revenge. Indian Creek fell just short of Greencastle by a score of 70-68.
Meanwhile, a victory for Martinsville just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt an 81-48 defeat at the hands of Columbus North. The loss continues a trend for the Artesians in their matchups with the Bull Dogs: they've now lost nine in a row.
Despite the defeat, Martinsville got top-tier performance from Grady Gardner, who earned 29 points in addition to five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Gardner a new career-high in threes (seven). Another player making a difference was Zhane Capshaw, who had six points.
Martinsville's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Indian Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Indian Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Martinsville in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, sneaking past 60-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for Indian Creek since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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