The Pomeroy Pirates will take on the Riverside Christian Crusaders in a tournament on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Pomeroy saw some tournament action on Thursday. They took a 46-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sunnyside Christian.
Despite their defeat, Pomeroy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jacob Reisinger, who went 6 of 12 to rack up 15 points, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Jett Slusser, who posted 12 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Riverside Christian came up short against Garfield-Palouse on Thursday and fell 58-47.
Pomeroy will have to contain Haydn Edwards as he made an impact in Riverside Christian's last game. He scored 13 points.
Pomeroy's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Riverside Christian, they dropped their record down to 11-9 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
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