The Pomona Panthers will head out to take on the Windsor Wizards at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Pomona sitting on nine straight wins and Windsor on 13.
Pomona is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 42-29 victory over Palisade.
Luis Santana and Tucker Ingersoll were among the main playmakers for Pomona as the former gained 176 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 37 yards and one score.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Pomona was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Windsor's game on Saturday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Holy Family by a score of 21-14.
Windsor had a senior duo take command as Adrian Czyszczon rushed for 249 yards and a pair of TDs and Mason Moore rushed for 93 yards and one touchdown. Those 249 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Czyszczon.
Windsor's win bumped their record up to 13-0. As for Pomona, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
Saturday's contest might be decided on the ground. Pomona has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 184.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Windsor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 236.7 rushing yards. There's a good chance Saturday's game turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Pomona didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Windsor in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with a 27-23 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Wizards' Tripp Thomas, who rushed for 185 yards and three scores while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for the Panthers to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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