West Limestone is 2-7 against Brooks since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Brooks Lions at 7:00 p.m.
West Limestone is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Deshler on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. West Limestone came up short against Deshler, falling 34-14.
Meanwhile, Brooks had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Golden Bears 45-6 at home. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won five contests by 23 points or more so far this season.
Garrett Burrough was his usual excellent self, rushing for 156 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 103 yards while completing 75% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.4 rushing yards per game.
West Limestone now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Brooks, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
West Limestone lost to Brooks on the road by a decisive 32-17 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burrough, who rushed for 285 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 179 yards and a touchdown on only 15 passes. Now that West Limestone knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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