Football Preview: Commerce Tigers vs. Adair Warriors
Commerce hasn't had much luck against Adair recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Commerce Tigers will face off against the Adair Warriors at 7:00 p.m.
Commerce is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game last Friday. They received a blow as they fell 34-17 to Keys.
Meanwhile, Adair put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Wyandotte as Adair made off with a 40-14 win. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 26 points or more this season.
Adair's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cooper Mccord led the charge by throwing for 203 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 108 yards. Adair also got help from Derek Bailey, who showed off his sure hands for 127 receiving yards.
Adair didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ethan Mccord and Cole Moody.
Adair pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.3 points per game. As for Commerce, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Commerce took a serious blow against Adair in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, falling 46-16. Thankfully for Commerce, Nate Ratcliff (who threw for 215 yards and five touchdowns on only 17 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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