Football Preview: Liberty Christian Patriots vs. Pomeroy Pirates
Liberty Christian has won five straight games at home, while Pomeroy has won five straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Liberty Christian Patriots and the Pomeroy Pirates are set to duel. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pomeroy's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Liberty Christian hadn't allowed a single point the last five times they've hit the field. Liberty Christian breezed by DeSales to the tune of 52-0 on Thursday. The Patriots pushed the score to 46-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Irish had no chance of recovering from.
Charlie Branning was his usual excellent self, rushing for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Joey Isley, who picked up 37 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Liberty Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Ryker Wageman led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pomeroy). They claimed a resounding 84-30 win over Dayton. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 60-18.
Jett Slusser continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 190 yards and five touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only five passes. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Kyzer Herres was another key player, gaining 163 total yards and four touchdowns.
Pomeroy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 412 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Liberty Christian's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Pomeroy, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-0.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Liberty Christian has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 204.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pomeroy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 369.6. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Liberty Christian beat Pomeroy 38-26 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Liberty Christian repeat their success, or does Pomeroy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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