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| 09/27/24 - Away | 38-62 L |
| 10/27/23 - Away | 41-16 W |
| 10/28/22 - Home | 37-35 W |
| 10/15/21 - Home | 38-28 W |
| 10/16/20 - Away | 17-8 W |
| + 5 more games |
Palestine and Henderson are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Wildcats will welcome the Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Palestine has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Henderson will arrive with three straight victories.
Palestine's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Marshall on Friday. They were dealt a 41-0 defeat at the hands of the Mavericks. 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 593rd, while the Mavericks are ranked 84th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Henderson). They simply couldn't be stopped last Thursday as they easily beat Gainesville 56-7. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Palestine better keep an eye on Jesstin Starling. He was instrumental in Henderson's win, rushing for 207 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Starling's longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Henderson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Palestine's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Henderson, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Palestine suffered a grim 62-38 defeat to Henderson when the teams last played back in September of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Starling, who rushed for 231 yards and five scores while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 46 receiving yards. Now that the Wildcats know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
