The Pine Tree Pirates will face off against the Palestine Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Pine Tree's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Palestine has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Pine Tree had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Lindale put an end to it on Friday. The Pirates fell 17-10 to the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Eagles are ranked 131st).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Palestine challenged Mabank on Friday. The Wildcats walked away with a 31-22 win over the Panthers.
One reason for the win was Palestine's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Cason Applewhite. He also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with ten.
Palestine's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-8. As for Pine Tree, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Everything came up roses for Pine Tree against Palestine in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 35-7 win. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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