The Pomeroy Pirates will face off against the Sunnyside Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pomeroy is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Mabton: they outscored them in every quarter. 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 Pirates pushed the score to 36-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings had little chance of recovering from.
Pomeroy's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from 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. 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 games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Sunnyside Christian's game on Friday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They took down Dayton 26-12. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Pomeroy's record is now 2-0. As for Sunnyside Christian, their win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Pomeroy against Sunnyside Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 62-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pomeroy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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