Football Recap: Pomeroy Pirates vs. Mabton Vikings
You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Pomeroy on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Mabton Vikings out of the water with a 58-14 final score. With the Pirates ahead 28-6 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Pomeroy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jett Slusser, who rushed for 256 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 87 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Slusser a new career-high in rushing yards. Kyzer Herres was another key rusher, rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pomeroy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 486 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Pomeroy's victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Pomeroy is taking a road trip to challenge Sunnyside Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pomeroy is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Mabton, they will host Highland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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