Pomeroy and Naselle squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Pomeroy had to settle for second. They took a 60-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Naselle Comets. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Comets: they've now lost three in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Pomeroy lost, don't look at Jett Slusser. Despite the final result, he rushed for 187 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns. Slusser is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Kyzer Herres, who gained 175 total yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Pomeroy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 339 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Pomeroy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Herres and Boone Schmidt.
Jack Strange continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Naselle, rushing for 300 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per carry, and also picking up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Strange a new career-high in rushing yards. Caiden Burke also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Pomeroy's loss dropped their record down to 10-2. As for Naselle, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Pomeroy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Naselle, they will face off against Wilbur-Creston-Keller at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Naselle knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Wilbur-Creston-Keller likes a good challenge.
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