The Evansville Reitz Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Martinsville Artesians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Evansville Reitz is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 35-6 win over Boonville. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won seven contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Landon Mcclarney and Elijah Darrett. Mcclarney rushed for 79 yards and three touchdowns while Darrett rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Meanwhile, Martinsville entered their tilt with Greenwood on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They managed a 35-31 victory over the Woodmen. Given the Artesians' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Woodmen are ranked 121st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Evansville Reitz's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points per game. As for Martinsville, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
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