Palestine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Marshall Mavericks 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 607th, while the Mavericks are ranked 70th).
Rohyn Price rushed for 43 yards.
Cooper Perry was his top target, picking up 37 receiving yards.
Keyunta Lias had a dynamite game for Marshall, rushing for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Another rusher making a difference was Isaiah Bush, who rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Palestine's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Marshall, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Palestine didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-38 defeat vs. Henderson on the 27th. As for Marshall, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Mt. Pleasant at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th. Marshall is facing Mt. Pleasant at the right time seeing as Mt. Pleasant is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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