The Pace Patriots will challenge the Lincoln Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Pace is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Niceville on Wednesday. Pace fell just short of Niceville by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Eagles are ranked 54th).
Pace's goal came courtesy of Sydney Steele, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Lincoln's offense. They came up short against Chiles on Wednesday, falling 3-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Trojans haven't been shut out since back in December of 2024.
This is the second loss in a row for Lincoln and nudges their season record down to 3-9-2. As for Pace, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Pace might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Lincoln in their previous meeting back in January of 2019. Can Pace avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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