The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves will face off against the Pomeroy Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Tekoa-Rosalia came up short against Waitsburg and fell 14-6. The loss was the Timberwolves' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Pomeroy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse 76-6 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 got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jacob Reisinger out in front who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Jett Slusser was another key player, rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pomeroy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Pomeroy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Slusser and Rory McKeirnan.
Having lost for the first time this season, Tekoa-Rosalia fell to 2-1. As for Pomeroy, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Tekoa-Rosalia was dealt a bruising 90-0 loss at the hands of Pomeroy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pomeroy's Braxton McKeirnan, who rushed for 110 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 51 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that Tekoa-Rosalia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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