On Friday, Pomeroy faced Liberty Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pomeroy Pirates were beaten by the Liberty Christian Patriots 68-34. The contest marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kyzer Herres, who picked up three receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 43 yards.
Charlie Branning was his usual excellent self, rushing for 393 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 18.7 yards per carry for Liberty Christian. With that strong performance, Branning is now averaging an impressive 2.3 rushing touchdowns per game. Ryker Wageman got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Pomeroy's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-1. As for Liberty Christian, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Pomeroy will be playing at home against Cusick at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Pomeroy's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. Liberty Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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