Palestine lost against Jasper back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Palestine Wildcats lost to the Jasper Bulldogs at home by a 35-21 margin. 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 553rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 176th).
Even if they lost, Palestine's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Ethan Thomas and Cason Applewhite who racked up all four sacks between them.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jasper to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isaiah Coleman, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also threw for 83 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Coleman a new career-high in rushing yards. Ja'Keman Harris was Coleman's top target, rushing for 42 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Palestine dropped their record down to 0-2 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Jasper, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Palestine is taking a road trip to face off against Athens at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Jasper, they will challenge Lumberton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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