Pace waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Tate Aggies 42-7 at home. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 28 points or more this season.
Pace found their leader in underclassman Makael Williams, who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Joey Golino, who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Pace didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Taylor and Caleb Curry. Pace got some further help from Dominic Sigler: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Pace pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Tate, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pace has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Pine Forest at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pace knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Pine Forest likes a good challenge. As for Tate, they will welcome Booker T. Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tate is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.4 points per game this season.
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