The Pace Patriots will head out to face off against the Fort Walton Beach Vikings at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Pace will be strutting in after a victory while Fort Walton Beach will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Pace was able to grind out a solid win over North Murray, taking the game 49-40.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Fort Walton Beach's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell to Daphne 44-39. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 96th in Florida, while the Trojans are ranked 23rd in Alabama).
The victory got Pace back to even at 6-6. As for Fort Walton Beach, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 6-6.
Pace came up short against Fort Walton Beach when the teams last played back in January, falling 46-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fort Walton Beach's SaRuan Newton, who posted 20 points. 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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