Football Preview: Palestine Wildcats vs. Mabank Panthers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats dukes it out withthe Mabank Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses dating back to last season for Palestine and six for Mabank.
Palestine is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Kilgore on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Palestine took a blow against Kilgore, falling 52-7. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 631st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Mabank's offense. They had to suffer through a 36-0 loss at the hands of Lindale.
Palestine's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Mabank, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Palestine couldn't quite finish off Mabank in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 and fell 33-30. Thankfully for Palestine, Cody Chapman (who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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