Sunnyside Christian is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Pomeroy is on a four-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Sunnyside Christian Knights will welcome the Pomeroy Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Pomeroy heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Sunnyside Christian took over last week. Sunnyside Christian took down Dayton 26-12 on Friday.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Pomeroy's strategy against Mabton on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pomeroy blew Mabton out of the water with a 58-14 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-6.
Pomeroy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jett Slusser out in front 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. Another rusher making a difference was Kyzer Herres, who rushed 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.
Sunnyside Christian's win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for Pomeroy, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Sunnyside Christian was dealt a bruising 62-0 defeat at the hands of Pomeroy when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Sunnyside Christian, Oliver Severs (who rushed for 190 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 carries) 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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