Football Preview: Roma Gladiators vs. Pace Vikings
Roma has won six straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Pace has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Roma Gladiators will host the Pace Vikings at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Roma is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 35-28 victory over Zapata on Friday.
While Pace didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They strolled past Economedes with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 31-17.
It was another big night for Adrian Sauceda, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 148 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Solis, who threw for 100 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Pace's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Juan Lujano and Ignacio Ramirez, who racked up five sacks between them. Pace got some further help from Gilberto Hernandez: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and forced a fumble.
Pace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 268 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Roma's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Pace, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-0.
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