The Westbrook Wildcats will square off against the Hermleigh Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westbrook knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Hermleigh likes a good challenge.
Westbrook is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Roby to the tune of 73-28 on Friday. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Westbrook found their leader in sophomore Adam Brink, who rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught one score. Another player making a difference was Landon Rodriguez, who gained 124 total yards and two touchdowns.
Westbrook was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Meanwhile, Hermleigh unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 68-62 to Ira. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (46), the Cardinals still had to take the loss.
Westbrook's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Hermleigh, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-3.
Everything came up roses for Westbrook against Hermleigh in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 75-46 victory. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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