The Martinsville Artesians will head out on the road to take on the New Palestine Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Martinsville comes in on four and New Palestine on 11.
Martinsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Evansville Reitz by a score of 35-28. 35 seems to be a good number for the Artesians as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Martinsville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, New Palestine faced Indianapolis Bishop Chatard in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. New Palestine walked away with a 28-21 victory over Indianapolis Bishop Chatard.
Josh Ranes was his usual excellent self, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 122 rushing yards.
New Palestine pushed their record up to 12-0-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.7 points. As for Martinsville, their record is now 12-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Martinsville has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 162.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like New Palestine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 245.1. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Martinsville took a serious blow against New Palestine when the teams last played back in October of 2015, falling 70-6. Thankfully for Martinsville, Alex Neligh (who rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 169 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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