Football Preview: Westbrook Wildcats vs. Buena Vista Longhorns
The Westbrook Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Buena Vista Longhorns 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.
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 claimed a resounding 62-28 win over Rankin on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Case Custer went supernova for Westbrook, rushing 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 narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Water Valley 54-52. 54 seems to be a good number for the Longhorns as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Westbrook now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Buena Vista, their victory 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 win. In that matchup, Westbrook amassed a halftime lead of 30-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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