Football Preview: Roma Gladiators vs. Pace Vikings
Roma is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Pace is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Roma Gladiators will host the Pace Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Roma is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 35-28 win 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 enjoyed a cozy 31-17 victory over Economedes on Friday.
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.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pace's defense and their 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 matches.
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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