Pine Tree entered their tilt with Palestine on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They really took it to the Palestine Wildcats for the full four quarters, racking up a 35-7 victory. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Wildcats are ranked 604th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Palestine lost, don't look at Bj Walker. Despite the final result, he rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown.
Pine Tree pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.2 points per game. As for Palestine, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Pine Tree will challenge Bridge City at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bridge City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.6 points per game this season. Palestine does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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