The Crestview Bulldogs will challenge 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 last Friday 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).
Despite their defeat, Crestview saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Patrick Rodgers, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. Crestview also got help from Braylon Phillips, who showed off his sure hands for 89 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Pace on the road against Andalusia on Friday as the squad secured a 42-13 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Makael Williams and Ben Tyner were among the main playmakers for Pace as the former rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries and the latter 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 matches 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 took a serious blow against Pace in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 28-0. 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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