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 on the road to challenge the Henderson Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Palestine will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Palestine was beaten by Marshall 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 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. 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 matchups.
Palestine's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Henderson, their record is now 3-1.
Everything went Palestine's way against Henderson in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Palestine made off with a 41-16 victory. 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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