The Pace Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest Javelinas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pace is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.5 points per game this season.
Pace took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Porter 47-19 at home. The Vikings' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Adrian Sauceda continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 274 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Saul Saldivar, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 268 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Lopez at home and fell 41-14.
Pace's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Pace strolled past Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 by a score of 28-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest's Angel Hernandez, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Pace to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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