There's no place like home for Palestine, who bounced back after a  loss on the road  last Thursday. They came out on top against the Mabank Panthers by a score of  31-22  on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played  back in November of 2024.

 Cason Applewhite
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 Palestine didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of  Cason Applewhite and  Kowyn Thomason. Applewhite also set a new season-high mark in  total tackles with ten.
Palestine's first  win this season bumped their record up to 1-8. As for Mabank, their loss was  their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which  dropped their record down to 2-7.
 We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Palestine will  challenge  rival Pine Tree  at 7:30  p.m.  on Friday. Meanwhile, Mabank is set to  square off against  their familiar foe Kilgore  at 7:00  p.m.  on Thursday.
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