Pace had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They snuck past the Madison County Cowboys with a 35-31 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Patriots, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ben Tyner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 120 yards and four touchdowns, while also throwing for 101 yards and a touchdown while completing 88.9% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Pace wouldn't let Madison County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pace can thank Keegan Dickerson and Isiah Purifoy for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Purifoy is now averaging an impressive 5.2 total tackles per game. Another thorn in Madison County's side was Cameron Boudreaux, who made 18 total tackles.
Despite the loss, Madison County still got an impressive performance from Naquez Christian, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The dominant performance gave Christian a new career-high in rushing yards.
Pace pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Madison County, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2.
Pace has already played their next contest, a 42-7 victory against Tate on the 11th. As for Madison County, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Florida State University High School at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. Florida State University High School will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Madison County surely won't give up without a fight.
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