The Westbrook Wildcats will face off against the Hermleigh Cardinals at 7:00 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.
Hermleigh is hoping to do what Roby couldn't on Friday: put an end to Westbrook's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Westbrook's defense stepped up to hand Roby a 51-0 shutout. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Lions are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westbrook can attribute much of their success to Kaden Gutierrez, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and Shawn Salazar, who gained 67 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Gutierrez a new career-high in rushing yards.
Westbrook was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 20 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Hermleigh's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 58-50 to Ira. The defeat continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Westbrook's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.9 points per game. As for Hermleigh, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
Everything came up roses for Westbrook against Hermleigh when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 76-30 win. In that matchup, Westbrook amassed a halftime lead of 70-30, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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