ATLANTA — For the first time since Sept. 25, 2015, ELCA wasn’t able to celebrate a varsity football win.
The Chargers’ 37-game winning streak came to and end Friday night at the hands of Pace Academy, who erased a 16-3 halftime deficit to score twice in the second half to win 17-16.
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