Pomeroy lost against Asotin back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Pomeroy Pirates fell 51-39 to the Asotin Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Panthers are ranked 91st).
01/14/25 @ Asotin | 12 |
01/11/25 @ Tekoa-Rosalia | 8 |
02/02/24 @ St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse | 8 |
12/05/23 vs Waitsburg | 7 |
12/16/23 @ Garfield-Palouse | 6 |
Jett Slusser and Braxton McKeirnan certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Slusser posted 16 points and eight rebounds, while McKeirnan dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 boards. The dominant performance gave McKeirnan a new career-high in boards. Kyzer Herres was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Pomeroy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
The loss snapped Pomeroy's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-6 record. As for Asotin, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-3.
Pomeroy will look to defend their home court on Friday against Dayton at 7:00 p.m. Asotin has already played their next matchup (against Genesis Prep Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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