Two dominant backs in Makael Williams and Li'Darious Pryor are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the Pace Patriots and the Evans Trojans will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pace is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Milton: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Patriots blew the Panthers out of the water with a 49-7 final score. The victory was nothing new for the Patriots as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Pace can attribute much of their success to Brooks Washington, who picked up 25 receiving yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 44 yards.
Evans' found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Oviedo two weeks ago. The Trojans claimed a resounding 73-0 win over Oak Ridge. The Trojans have beaten the Pioneers the last eight times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Pioneers has come to flipping the script.
Pace better keep an eye on Azariel Woods. He was instrumental in Evans' win, throwing for 143 yards and four TDs on only 11 passes, while also punching in one score on the ground. That's the most passing yards Woods has posted since back in August. Omyry Hickson was another key player, rushing for 50 yards and one touchdown.
Evans didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off seven passes before the game was over. Demetre Pryor led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself. Artavius Riley Jr. is also on a roll when it comes to forced fumbles, as he's now earned at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Evans got some further help from Christopher Sanon: he picked up 2.5 sacks and made three total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Pace's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Evans, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
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