Roma entered their tilt with Pace on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They enjoyed a cozy 41-26 win over the Pace Vikings. That 15 point margin sets a new team best for the Gladiators this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roma was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in 16 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Roma wouldn't let Pace keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Roma can thank Diego Mendez and Manuel Alanis for forcing all of them.
Despite the loss, Pace still got an impressive performance from Adrian Sauceda, who rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry. Sauceda's longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
Roma pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pace, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Roma will stay at home for another week and welcome Port Isabel at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Roma will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. After each having a week off, Pace and Porter will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Pace is facing Porter at the right time seeing as Porter is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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