The Pomeroy Pirates will face off against the Garfield-Palouse Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pomeroy has three straight wins, Garfield-Palouse has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pomeroy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Sunnyside Christian, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Pomeroy was ranked 11th). Pomeroy simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Sunnyside Christian 70-0 on the road. Fans of the Pirates have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Pomeroy had a senior duo take command as Jett Slusser rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries and Jacob Reisinger gained 168 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Reisinger a new career-high in rushing yards. Kyzer Herres was another key player, gaining 73 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pomeroy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Pomeroy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Boone Schmidt and Reggie Ott.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-18, which was the final score in Garfield-Palouse's tilt against Wilbur-Creston-Keller on Friday.
Pomeroy's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Garfield-Palouse, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Pomeroy against Garfield-Palouse in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, as the team secured a 72-0 win. Will Pomeroy repeat their success, or does Garfield-Palouse have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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