The Pace Patriots will head out to square off against the Milton Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pace has seven straight wins, Milton has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pace and Navarre met for a duel on Friday where Pace came out on top. Pace simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Navarre 35-7. Considering the Patriots have won six matchups by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ben Tyner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes. Brooks Washington was another key player, gaining 74 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, a victory for Milton just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Niceville at home and fell 43-3. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 361st, while the Eagles are ranked 36th).
Pace pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Milton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Pace's way against Milton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Pace made off with a 27-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pace since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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