Football Preview: Henderson Lions vs. Pine Tree Pirates
The Henderson Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Pine Tree Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Henderson is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Henderson duked it out withMabank on Friday. Henderson managed a 14-10 win over Mabank. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Panthers are ranked 773rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jesstin Starling continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing 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.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pine Tree). They breezed by Mabank on the road to the tune of 38-6 last Friday. The Pirates pushed the score to 31-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers had no chance of recovering from.
Henderson pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Pine Tree, their record is now 5-1.
Henderson took their win against Pine Tree in their previous matchup back in September of 2017 by a conclusive 39-17. In that matchup, Henderson amassed a halftime lead of 29-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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