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 square off against the Henderson Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Palestine is looking for their season's first victory.
Last Friday, Palestine took a blow against Marshall, falling 63-7. 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 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 claimed a resounding 62-6 win over Gainesville at home. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Lions with their most commanding win of the season.
Jesstin Starling continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing 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. Brailon Walker handled things on the ground, rushing 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 is now 3-1.
Palestine took their victory against Henderson in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 41-16. Will Palestine repeat their success, or does Henderson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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