Football Preview: Adamson Leopards vs. South Oak Cliff Bears
Adamson hasn't had much luck against South Oak Cliff recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Adamson Leopards will look to defend their home field against the South Oak Cliff Bears at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
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 breezed by Jefferson on the road to the tune of 43-15.
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. Another player making a difference was Juvencio Nava, who threw 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 win 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.
It was another big night for Carter Kopecky, who threw for 221 yards and four touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikail Trotter, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Adamson's victory 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 win got them back to even at 2-2.
Adamson took a serious blow against South Oak Cliff in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 55-0. 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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