After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Pocahontas County is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Sherman Tide at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Pocahontas County came up short against Meadow Bridge and fell 26-18.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 47 points the game before, Sherman was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They lost 33-12 to Tug Valley. The defeat continues a trend for the Tide in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Sherman's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Trey Lester, who gained 105 total yards and two touchdowns, and Eli Pauley, who threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Pauley has posted since back in October of 2023.
Pocahontas County's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Sherman, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
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