Palestine had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They took a hard 34-17 fall against the Nacogdoches Dragons on Friday. The Wildcats were down 34-10 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Rohyn Price threw for 144 yards on 16 of 27 attempts.
Don Brooks was his top target, picking up 55 receiving yards. On the ground,
Dreylon Spurlock rushed for 91 yards on only nine carries.
Nacogdoches got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Trae Page out in front who rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Rj Whitaker, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Palestine will square off against Jasper at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Palestine is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season. As for Nacogdoches, they will venture away from home to face off against Lufkin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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