The Crestview Bulldogs will face off against the Pace Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pace is facing Crestview at the wrong time: Crestview suffered their first home loss of the season two weeks ago and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 35-14. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Eagles are ranked 29th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Patrick Rodgers, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown. Braylon Phillips also helped out with an impressive 89 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Pace humbled Andalusia with a 42-13 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Pace relied on the efforts of Makael Williams, who rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Ben Tyner, who rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Pace wouldn't let Andalusia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pace can thank Max Gomez and Carson Lowe for forcing both of them. Pace got some further help from Tylon Lee: he made nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
This is the second loss in a row for Crestview and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Pace, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Crestview was dealt a bruising 28-0 loss at the hands of Pace in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Crestview have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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