Western couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Hoover Buccaneers by a score of 17-14 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 52nd in Florida, while the Buccaneers are ranked tenth in Alabama).
Although Western took the loss, they still got scores from Johnathan Bueno and Samuel Mitchell.
Western will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against American Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hoover, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Spain Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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