On Friday, Pomeroy faced Waitsburg in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pomeroy Pirates blew past the Waitsburg Cardinals 56-0 on the road. Fans of the Pirates have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Jett Slusser, who rushed for 199 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Jacob Reisinger was another key player, gaining 74 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pomeroy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in 15 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Pomeroy's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Waitsburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Pomeroy will head out to square off against Dayton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pomeroy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Dayton likes a good challenge. As for Waitsburg, they will be playing at home against St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Waitsburg is facing St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse at the right time seeing as St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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