The Westbrook Wildcats will head out to square off against the Buena Vista Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
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 blew past Rankin, posting a 62-28 win on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Case Custer was a one-man wrecking crew for Westbrook as he rushed for 91 yards and four touchdowns. Another rusher making a difference was 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.
Meanwhile, Buena Vista put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They had just enough and edged Water Valley out 54-52. 54 seems to be a good number for the Longhorns as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Westbrook now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Buena Vista, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Westbrook against Buena Vista when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 68-24 victory. In that matchup, Westbrook amassed a halftime lead of 30-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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