Football Preview: Gulf Breeze Dolphins vs. Pace Patriots
Gulf Breeze has gone 7-2 against Pace recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Gulf Breeze's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Tate last Friday. They were dealt a 41-0 defeat at the hands of the Aggies. While losing is never fun, the Dolphins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 245th, while the Aggies are ranked 110th).
Meanwhile, Pace ended up a good deal behind Pensacola Catholic last Friday and lost 34-20.
Joey Golino put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns.
Golino wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Pace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Gulf Breeze's record is now 1-1. As for Pace, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.
Gulf Breeze was dealt a bruising 55-24 defeat at the hands of Pace when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Gulf Breeze avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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