Pace lost against Pensacola Catholic back in October of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pace Patriots lost to the Pensacola Catholic Crusaders on the road by a 34-20 margin.
Despite the loss, Pace still got an impressive performance from Joey Golino, who rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns.
Golino wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Pace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
Ryan Huff was nothing short of spectacular for Pensacola Catholic: he threw for 314 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. That's the most total yards Huff has posted since back in September of 2023. Pensacola Catholic also got a significant boost from Cj Nettles, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Pace's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Pensacola Catholic, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
After each having a week off, Pace and Gulf Breeze will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on September 13th. As for Pensacola Catholic, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Montgomery Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th.
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