Football Preview: Pace Patriots vs. Crestview Bulldogs
The Pace Patriots will venture away from home to take on the Crestview Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pace's defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so Crestview's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Pace humbled Andalusia with a 42-13 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Makael Williams and Ben Tyner were among the main playmakers for Pace as the former rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries and the latter rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in rushing yards. Pace also got help from Joeseph Skipworth, who showed off his sure hands for 85 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Pace wouldn't let Andalusia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pace can thank Max Gomez and Carson Lowe for forcing both of them. Pace got some further help from Tylon Lee: he made nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Crestview entered their contest against Niceville last Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Crestview lost 35-14 to Niceville. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Eagles are ranked 29th).
Despite their loss, Crestview saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Patrick Rodgers, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all.
Pace's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Crestview, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Pace against Crestview when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 28-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pace since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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