The Palestine Wildcats entered their tilt with the Kilgore Bulldogs with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Palestine really took it to Kilgore for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-25 win on the road. That's another feather in the cap for Palestine, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
It was another big night for K?Mari Gipson, who scored 16 points along with 4 steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Palestine's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Perry Cole, who dropped a double-double on 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Palestine's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Kilgore, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Palestine will face off against Sulphur Springs at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Sulphur Springs is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak. As for Kilgore, they will take on Jefferson at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jefferson will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
