Having just played yesterday, the Garfield-Palouse Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Pomeroy Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Garfield-Palouse will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse on Friday. Garfield-Palouse simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse 80-36. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Vikings had established a 34 point advantage.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pomeroy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 50-11 victory over Dayton. With the Pirates ahead 31-4 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Pomeroy pushed their record up to 8-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.2 points per game. As for Garfield-Palouse, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Garfield-Palouse strolled past Pomeroy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 59-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Garfield-Palouse since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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