West Limestone went into Clements on Friday night and came away with one heck of a hard-fought win.

Alex Martinez’s field goal in double overtime proved the difference for the Wildcats, who picked up a 29-26 victory over the Colts to improve to 2-0 on the season.

West Limestone’s Cade Carpenter threw a touchdown pass to Trey McWilliams and added a rushing score. Easton Smith added two rushing touchdowns of his own.

Clements’ Jayden Gilbert, meanwhile, ran for three touchdowns. Teammate Tyree Holloway returned a kickoff for a score for the Colts (1-1).

The teams entered the first extra period tied at 26, but both defenses stood tall.

The Wildcats then came up with a fourth-down stop in the second overtime before Martinez’s clutch kick.

“Hats off to Jayden Gilbert,” West Limestone coach Shelby Davis said. “That dude is good — one of the best I’ve coached against. We struggled all night to get him on the ground. But on a night where nothing went our way, our guys found a way to gut it out and get the win.”

West Limestone will travel to Deshler this week for its Class 4A, Region 7 opener. Clements, meanwhile, will host Lauderdale County in its Class 3A, Region 8 opener.