On Friday, Garfield-Palouse faced Pomeroy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Garfield-Palouse Vikings came up short against the Pomeroy Pirates, falling 68-42. One positive for the Vikings, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Jett Slusser was his usual excellent self, rushing for 345 yards and eight touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry, and also throwing for 129 yards on only 12 passes for Pomeroy. The dominant performance gave Slusser a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (85 yards to be exact) went to Jacob Reisinger.
Garfield-Palouse is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4. As for Pomeroy, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Garfield-Palouse will be playing at home against Dayton at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Pomeroy, they will venture away from home to face off against St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pomeroy is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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