Football Preview: Adams Cougars vs. Turner Lions
Adams has gone 4-0 against Turner recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Adams Cougars will challenge the Turner Lions at 7:00 p.m. Adams is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Adams' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against White on Friday. They were outmatched by the Longhorns at home and fell 43-0. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1007th, while the Longhorns are ranked 410th).
Meanwhile, Turner lost 42-16 to White two weeks ago. The Lions have struggled against the Longhorns recently, as their game two weeks ago was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Turner might have lost, but man, Jj Hermosillo was a machine: he rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Hermosillo also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making a tackle, and making a tackle.
Even though they lost, Turner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Adams' loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Turner, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Adams against Turner when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 62-32 win. In that match, Adams amassed a halftime lead of 41-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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