Two dominant signal callers in Ben Tyner and Trace Johnson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Pace Patriots will head out to face off against the Buchholz Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Pace sitting on nine straight wins and Buchholz on five.
Pace is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Oviedo, posting a 49-21 victory. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won eight games by 23 points or more so far this season.
Tyner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 167 yards and three touchdowns on only seven passes. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards. Makael Williams was another key player, rushing for 100 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Pace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oviedo only rushed for 75.
Meanwhile, Buchholz made easy work of Evans on Friday and carried off a 42-21 win. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Trojans are ranked 130th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Buchholz's victory came down to the chemistry between Johnson and his top target Dj Hicks. Johnson threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes while Hicks picked up 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Buchholz's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Evan Walker with three sacks.
Pace pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.5 points. As for Buchholz, their record is now 8-3.
Pace and Buchholz were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in November of 2022, but Pace suffered an agonizing 35-34 defeat. Can Pace avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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