The Buena Vista Longhorns will challenge the Westbrook Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Buena Vista is headed into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line, something Water Valley almost spoiled on Friday. Buena Vista narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Water Valley 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.
Meanwhile, Westbrook faced Rankin in a battle between two of the state's top teams two weeks ago. Westbrook breezed by Rankin on the road to the tune of 62-28. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Case Custer had a dynamite game for Westbrook, rushing for 91 yards and four touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of 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.
Buena Vista's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Westbrook, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Buena Vista was dealt a bruising 68-24 defeat at the hands of Westbrook in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Buena Vista was down 30-8.
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