It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but New Palestine had no problem doing just that on Friday. They claimed a resounding 43-7 win over the Martinsville Artesians. Considering the Dragons have won 11 games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Caden Jacobia had a dynamite game for New Palestine, rushing for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Jacobia a new career-high in rushing yards. Austin McMahan also helped out with an impressive 93 receiving yards.
New Palestine didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Desmond Palmer, Garrett Ranes, and McMahan picked up one apiece.
New Palestine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Martinsville only rushed for 42.
The victory for New Palestine keeps them at an undefeated 13-0-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.3 points per game. As for Martinsville, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-2.
New Palestine will challenge East Noble at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (New Palestine: 9.6, East Noble: 10.1) so any points scored will be well earned. Martinsville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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