Football Preview: Pace Patriots vs. Oviedo Lions
Pace is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Oviedo is on a eight-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Pace's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Milton 49-0. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Panthers are ranked 356th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ben Tyner was his usual excellent self, rushing for 46 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 109 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. Pace also got a significant boost from Makael Williams, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oviedo). They breezed by Eustis to the tune of 59-0 two weeks ago. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Lions with their most commanding win of the season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Johnnie Cobbs and Dylan Edwards. Cobbs rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries while Edwards rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Another passer making a difference was Sebastian Galeano, who threw for 129 yards and two touchdowns.
Oviedo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Oviedo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. It was a group effort, with five picking up one apiece.
Pace's record is now 9-1. As for Oviedo, their record is now 8-2.
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