Football Game Preview: Pomeroy Pirates vs. Dayton Bulldogs

Pomeroy is a perfect 4-0 against Dayton since September of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Pirates will welcome the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Pomeroy will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.

Pomeroy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Waitsburg, who was ranked 14th at the time (Pomeroy was ranked sixth). The Pirates simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Cardinals 80-46. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 34 points or more this season.

Kyzer Herres

Rushing Yards

10/17/25 vs Waitsburg	316
10/10/25 @ Tekoa-Rosalia	152
10/03/25 vs St. John-Endicott	63
09/26/25 @ Garfield-Palouse	215
09/19/25 vs Davenport	83
+ 2 more games

Kyzer Herres continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 316 yards and six scores while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 126.1 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Vinnie Vecchio, who rushed for 50 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Pomeroy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 383 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.

Pomeroy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Wyatt Huwe and Conrad Nelson.

Meanwhile, Dayton strolled past Tekoa-Rosalia with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 54-36.

Dayton's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Pomeroy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.

Everything came up roses for Pomeroy against Dayton in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured an 84-30 win. In that game, the Pirates amassed a halftime lead of 60-18, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.