Waitsburg faced Pomeroy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Cardinals took a  blow against the Pirates, falling  80-46. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game  last Saturday (42), the Cardinals still had to take the loss.
 Jayton Gleason and  Landen Henry certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss.  Gleason rushed for 141 yards and three  TDs while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, while  Henry picked up 297 receiving yards and four  scores. Gleason's longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards.

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 Even if they lost, Waitsburg's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by  Koyen Fortune and  Victor Whitmore, who racked up  four sacks between them. Whitmore has been hot recently, having  posted  at least one  sack the last three times he's  played.
  Kyzer Herres continued  his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Pomeroy, rushing for 316 yards and six  touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Thanks to that big game,  Herres is now up to 16  rushing touchdowns on the season. Another player making a difference was  Vinnie Vecchio, who rushed for 50 yards and a pair of  TDs.
This is the second loss in a row for Waitsburg and  nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Pomeroy, the  win keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
 Coming up, Waitsburg will challenge St. John-Endicott at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday. The Cardinals will be up against the Eagles' rather soft defense (which has allowed 56.33  points per  contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Pomeroy, they will take on Dayton at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday. The Pirates will need to watch out since the Bulldogs have now posted at least 31  points  every time they've taken the field this season.
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