Football Preview: Adams Cougars vs. Molina Jaguars
The Adams Cougars will face off against the Molina Jaguars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Adams is looking for their season's first win.
Adams will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Sunset last Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 30-point defeat they were dealt back in October. Adams fell just short of Sunset by a score of 20-18. One positive for the Cougars, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Adams might have lost, but man, Tyriq Smith was a machine: he rushed for 208 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Adams was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Molina, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in October. They managed a 34-30 victory over Turner last Friday.
Molina is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-6 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.5 points per game. As for Adams, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Adams ended up a good deal behind Molina in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 28-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Molina's Adan Ochoa, who threw for 141 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Now that Adams 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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