Pace has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Madison County Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Pace is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Crestview on the road to the tune of 56-28 on Friday. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 28 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Makael Williams, who rushed for 264 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 121.8 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Tyner, who rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Pace's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Taylor and Caleb Curry.
Meanwhile, Madison County waltzed into their matchup last Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 42-14 win over the Tornadoes at home. The game marked the Cowboys' most dominant victory of the season so far.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Naquez Christian and Caleb Toombs. Christian had a solid game and rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Toombs was balling out in the loss, rushing for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Pace's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Madison County, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
Everything went Pace's way against Madison County when the teams last played back in September of 2014, as Pace made off with a 58-37 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Madison County's Akevious Williams, who rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Pace to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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