Football Preview: Buena Vista Longhorns vs. Westbrook Wildcats
The Buena Vista Longhorns will take on the Westbrook Wildcats 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.
Buena Vista is headed into the match with an undefeated record on the line, something Water Valley almost spoiled on Friday. Buena Vista 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.
Meanwhile, Westbrook faced Rankin in a battle between two of the state's top teams two weeks ago. Westbrook blew past Rankin 62-28 on the road. 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.
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 matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Buena Vista was down 30-8.
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