The Pine Forest Eagles will square off against the Pace Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Pine Forest is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since October 27, 2023 on Friday. They blew past Booker T. Washington 23-2. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Pace entered their tilt with Tate on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Aggies 42-7 at home. With the Patriots ahead 28-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
It was another big night for Makael Williams, who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Golino, who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Pine Forest has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Pace, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Everything came up roses for Pine Forest against Pace when the teams last played back in September of 2018, as the squad secured a 40-7 victory. Will Pine Forest repeat their success, or does Pace have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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