Navarre has gone 10-0 against Pace recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Navarre Raiders and the Pace Patriots are set to duel. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Navarre is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Gulf Breeze on the road to the tune of 48-20 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Raiders considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Navarre found their leader in underclassman Keagan Gilbert, who rushed for 213 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Those 213 rushing yards gave Gilbert a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Roman Marshall, who threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Pace waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 29-6 win. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 23 points or more this season.
Pace's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Makael Williams, who rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown, and Ben Tyner, who rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Navarre's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Pace, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Navarre won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, slipping by Pace 25-24. Does Navarre have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pace turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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