Pace was the 44-42 winner over La Joya when they last played one another back in September of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Vikings received a blow on Friday as they fell 63-48 to the Coyotes. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (35), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Pace lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Isaac Solis, who threw for 286 yards and four TDs. David Melendez was in the mix as well, providing Pace with two touchdowns.
Mauricio Mendoza was nothing short of spectacular for La Joya: he rushed for 254 yards and five scores while picking up 15.9 yards per carry. Mendoza really tore up the turf during one magnificent 81-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Benoit, who threw for 233 yards and three TDs while completing 88.2% of his passes.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pace fell to 2-1. As for La Joya, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-0.
Looking ahead, Pace will head out to challenge Economedes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 841 yards in their previous games. As for La Joya, they will host Alice at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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