Box Score CLAREMONT, CA. – The Pomona-Pitzer Football team came away with another victory in the Battle For The Drum as they defeated Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) opponent Occidental 63-14 on Saturday night at Merritt Field.
Season Impact: With the win, the Sagehens improve to 6-3 on the year and 4-2 in SCIAC play.
The Sagehens were led by senior Karter Odermann who eclipsed 300 yards passing in the game off of 18-32 throwing the ball with two touchdowns in the air as well as two touchdowns on the ground. Sophomore Dominick Norris led the Sagehens on the ground with 22 yards and two scores while junior Win Hunter tallied 162 yards off of seven catches and two touchdowns in the win.
The defense stayed busy against the Tigers and came away with two turnovers off of interceptions by first-years Thali Cobb and Kalau Morikawa. Senior Jack Storrs led the defense with eight tackles while junior Nick Pacult and Morikawa were just behind with seven.
The Sagehens scored at least 14 points in each quarter against the Tigers and started the game with 21 in the first. Pomona-Pitzer struck first in the Battle For The Drum after Odermann punched in a two-yard touchdown run to give the Sagehens a 7-0 lead. The Sagehens doubled up their lead after a botched snap on a punt led to the Sagehens getting the ball on the one-yard line and Norris ran in a touchdown to take a 14-0 lead. One more score in the first for Pomona-Pitzer after Odermann connected with Hunter on a 24-yard strike to put the Sagehens up comfortably 21-0 after the first quarter.
Occidental came out with a nice drive to cut into the Sagehens' lead with an 11-play drive capped off by a 24-yard touchdown to cut the lead down to 21-7. The Sagehens ended the half with two more scores after Odermann and Norris each notched their second rushing scores of the game to extend the lead to 35-7 at halftime.
The Tigers opened up the third with another long scoring drive and after 13 plays, ran in a two-yard touchdown for the score to cut into the Sagehens' lead at 35-14. It was all Sagehens after that point as Pomona-Pitzer responded with a 26-yard interception returned for a touchdown by Morikawa and a 23-yard touchdown pass to Hunter to close out the third quarter up 49-14.
Pomona-Pitzer added two more scores in the fourth as backup quarterback Evan Flitz got a chance to throw the football. Flitz connected for two touchdown passes in the fourth. The first to senior Ian Pederson for a 33-yard score and the final touchdown of the night to sophomore Blake Augustine for five yards to cap off a 63-14 victory in the Battle For The Drum.
Up Next: The Sagehens will next cross the street for the Sixth Street Rivalry on Saturday, November 16th at 1:00 p.m.
