Football Preview: Westbrook Wildcats vs. Buena Vista Longhorns
The Westbrook Wildcats will head out to take on 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, both 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 took their contest on the road two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 62-28 win over Rankin. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Case Custer had an outrageously good game as 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 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, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Westbrook against Buena Vista in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 68-24 win. In that match, Westbrook amassed a halftime lead of 30-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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