Pace has gone 8-2 against Lopez recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Pace Vikings will be playing at home against the Lopez Lobos at 7:00 p.m. Pace is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.8 points per game this season.
Pace will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 25-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Edcouch-Elsa by a score of 28-26.
Despite the defeat, Pace got top-tier performance from Adrian Sauceda, who rushed for 194 yards and three touchdowns. Sauceda's longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards.
Even though they lost, Pace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 230 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lopez, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on Porter with a sharp 31-10 victory on Friday. The Lobos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
Lopez had a senior duo take command as Eddie Slovak rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown and Guadalupe Ramirez threw for 256 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Slovak is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 110 every time he's taken the field this season. Gabriel Rios was Ramirez's top target, picking up 129 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Pace's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Lopez, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Thursday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Sauceda and Slovak. Sauceda has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 228.4 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Slovak has averaged 168.2 rushing yards per game this season.
Pace beat Lopez 41-31 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Slovak, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pace still be able to contain Slovak? There's only one way to find out.
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