Football Preview: Pine Tree Pirates vs. Henderson Lions
The Pine Tree Pirates will face off against the Henderson Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pine Tree is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Mabank for the full four quarters, racking up a 38-6 victory on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their six-point performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Henderson came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 14-10 win over the Panthers. The 14-point effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Jesstin Starling, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season.
Pine Tree pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Henderson, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Pine Tree might still be hurting after the 39-17 defeat they got from Henderson in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pine Tree was down 29-3.
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