The Palestine Wildcats will take on the Mabank Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses dating back to last season for Palestine and five for Mabank.
Palestine is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Kilgore on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Wildcats were beaten by the Bulldogs 55-3. 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 727th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, Mabank fell victim to Lindale and their airtight defense on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 49-0 loss at the hands of the Eagles. Considering the last time the Panthers couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
Mabank's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Palestine, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Palestine was able to grind out a solid win over Mabank in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, winning 21-10. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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