On Friday, Pomeroy faced Garfield-Palouse in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pomeroy Pirates put the hurt on the Garfield-Palouse Vikings with a sharp 68-42 victory. The win was just business as usual for the Pirates, who after four games remain undefeated this season.
Jett Slusser continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 345 yards and eight touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry, and also throwing for 129 yards on only 12 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Kyzer Herres, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pomeroy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 461 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Pomeroy pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Garfield-Palouse, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Pomeroy will venture away from home to square off against St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pomeroy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse likes a good challenge. As for Garfield-Palouse, they will face off against Dayton at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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