Football Game Preview: Pace Patriots vs. Niceville Eagles

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Previous Games

03/27/25 - Away	20-6 W
04/18/24 - Home	39-0 W
04/09/24 - Neutral	34-0 W
03/11/24 - Home	32-0 W
02/28/24 - Away	26-6 W
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Pace is a perfect 10-0 against Niceville since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Patriots will take on the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pace comes in on eight and Niceville on four.

Pace is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against Crestview by a score of 15-6. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 179th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Pace didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Rylee Henley, Amaya Pablo, and Maci McGinnis picked up one apiece.

Meanwhile, Niceville didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Navarre on Wednesday, but they still walked away with a 19-13 victory.

A big part of Niceville's win came down to the chemistry between Peyton Carter and her top target Eden Shaw. Carter threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.1% of her passes while Shaw picked up 93 receiving yards and one TD. That's the most receiving yards Shaw has posted since back in March.

Niceville's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Bri Fogarty was the leader with three sacks. She has become a key player for Niceville: the team is 8-1 when she posts at least one sack, but 2-5 otherwise.

Pace's victory bumped their record up to 14-1. As for Niceville, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.

Pace strolled past Niceville in their previous matchup back in March by a score of 20-6. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.