Football Preview: Adamson Leopards vs. South Oak Cliff Bears
Adamson is 0-8 against South Oak Cliff since November of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Adamson Leopards will host the South Oak Cliff Bears at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
South Oak Cliff is hoping to do what Jefferson couldn't on Friday: put an end to Adamson's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Adamson blew past Jefferson 43-15 on the road.
Anthony Salas had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Juvencio Nava was another key player, throwing for 112 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Oak Cliff). They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 62-0 victory over Spruce. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Timberwolves are ranked 1018th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carter Kopecky continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 221 yards and four touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Mikail Trotter, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Adamson's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1. As for South Oak Cliff, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Adamson has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 180.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like South Oak Cliff struggles in that department as they've been averaging 167.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Adamson was taken down by South Oak Cliff 55-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kopecky, who threw for 340 yards and six touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Now that Adamson 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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