Palestine and Henderson are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Palestine Wildcats will head out to take on the Henderson Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Palestine will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 63-7, which was the final score in Palestine's tilt against Marshall on Friday. 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 604th, while the Mavericks are ranked 82nd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Henderson). They blew past Gainesville, posting a 62-6 victory at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
It was another big night for Jesstin Starling, who rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Backing up that air attack was Brailon Walker, who rushed for 97 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Henderson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 453 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Palestine's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Henderson, their record now sits at 3-1.
Palestine took their victory against Henderson when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 41-16. Does Palestine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Henderson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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