Football Preview: Buena Vista Longhorns vs. Westbrook Wildcats
The Buena Vista Longhorns will face off against the Westbrook Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Buena Vista is headed into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line, something Water Valley almost spoiled on Friday. Buena Vista had just enough and edged Water Valley out 54-52. 54 seems to be a good number for the Longhorns as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Westbrook faced Rankin in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Westbrook simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Rankin 62-28 on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Case Custer went supernova for Westbrook, rushing for 91 yards and four touchdowns. Another rusher making a difference was Grayson Jeffrey, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Buena Vista's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Westbrook, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Buena Vista took a serious blow against Westbrook when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 68-24. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Buena Vista was down 30-8.
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