Football Preview: Roby Lions vs. Westbrook Wildcats
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges the Westbrook Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Roby has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Westbrook will come in with four straight victories.
Roby's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hermleigh on Friday. They were beaten by the Cardinals 55-0. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Cardinals are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, Westbrook won against Ira last Friday with 58 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Westbrook took their matchup with ease, bagging a 58-8 win over Highland. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 24 points or more this season.
Westbrook's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Case Custer, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Jeffrey, who rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Westbrook was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Westbrook's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB nine times. The heavy lifting was done by Damien Stewart and Shawn Salazar, who racked up eight sacks between them.
Roby's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Westbrook, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Roby was dealt a bruising 49-0 loss at the hands of Westbrook when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Roby avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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