Football Recap: Pace Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Adrian Sauceda

By Team Reports Oct 20, 2024, 7:46pm

Football Recap: Pace Vikings vs. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest Javelinas

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Pace won the last time they faced Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest, and things went their way on Friday too. The Pace Vikings were the clear victor by a 45-20 margin over the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest Javelinas. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 23 points or more this season.

Adrian Sauceda was his usual excellent self, rushing for 281 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 410 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Pace wouldn't let Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pace can thank Greg Lavios and Athan Lopez for forcing both of them. Lopez is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Pace got some further help from Narciso Rodriguez: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles.

The victory made it two in a row for Pace and bumps their season record up to 6-1. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.

Pace will venture away from home to square off against Edcouch-Elsa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Edcouch-Elsa's defense has only allowed 13.3 points per game this season, so Pace's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest, they will face off against Mercedes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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