Football Preview: Westbrook Wildcats vs. Buena Vista Longhorns
The Westbrook Wildcats will venture away from home 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, 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 simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Rankin 62-28 on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Case Custer was a one-man wrecking crew for Westbrook as he rushed for 91 yards and four touchdowns. Another back making a difference was Grayson Jeffrey, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Meanwhile, Buena Vista put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 54-52 victory over Water Valley. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Wildcats are ranked 149th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 as the team 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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