Football Preview: Marshall Mavericks vs. Palestine Wildcats
The Marshall Mavericks are taking a road trip to challenge the Palestine Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Marshall will be strutting in after a win while Palestine will be coming in after a loss.
Marshall will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Tyler Legacy on Friday. Marshall blew past Tyler Legacy 55-28 on the road. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Raiders are ranked 320th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Semaj Gatson had a dynamite game for Marshall, rushing for 275 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Gatson was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 67 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Bush, who rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Marshall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 576 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Palestine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 35-9 to Athens. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Marshall now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Palestine, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
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