Pace and Niceville are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Pace Patriots are taking a road trip to square off against the Niceville Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Pace is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 56-45 victory over Navarre.
Meanwhile, Niceville had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They strolled past the Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 46-32.
Pace better keep an eye on Carson Fayard. She was instrumental in Niceville's win, putting up 13 points and eight steals. Fayard is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games she's played. Gabriella Diaz was another key player, earning eight points and five boards.
Niceville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.9 points per game. As for Pace, the win got them back to even at 13-13.
Pace lost to Niceville on the road by a decisive 50-35 margin in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fayard, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Now that Pace knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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