On Wednesday, Pace faced Choctawhatchee in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pace Patriots fell 21-14 to the Choctawhatchee Indians. It was the first time this season that the Patriots let down their fans at home.
Amaya Pablo
| 03/12/25 vs Choctawhatchee | 67 |
| 03/10/25 vs Tate | 33 |
| 03/03/25 @ Navarre | 23 |
| 02/26/25 @ Fort Walton Beach | 25 |
| 02/25/25 @ Destin | 50 |
| + 16 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Pace lost, don't look at Amaya Pablo. Despite the final result, she threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of her passes, and also rushed for 67 yards on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards Pablo has posted since back in February of 2024.
Pace didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Pablo and Berkley Lutz.
A big part of Choctawhatchee's victory came down to the chemistry between Diaris Morales and her top target Peyton DiBendetto. Morales threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns while DiBendetto picked up 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns. DiBendetto was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 55 yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pace fell to 6-1. As for Choctawhatchee, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Pace has already played their next game, a 46-0 victory against Gulf Breeze on the 13th. After each having a week off, Choctawhatchee and Crestview will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field one another at 7:00 p.m. on March 25th. Choctawhatchee's defense has only allowed 9.7 points per game this season, so Crestview's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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