Football Preview: Westbrook Wildcats vs. Buena Vista Longhorns
The Westbrook Wildcats will head out to face off against the Buena Vista Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Westbrook is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Texas' top teams: Rankin, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Westbrook was ranked fourth). Westbrook blew past Rankin 62-28 on the road two weeks ago. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Case Custer was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 91 yards and four touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Jeffrey, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Westbrook wouldn't let Rankin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. It was a group effort, with five picking up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Buena Vista put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They skirted past Water Valley 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.
Westbrook now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Buena Vista, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Westbrook against Buena Vista when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 68-24 victory. In that game, Westbrook amassed a halftime lead of 30-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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