Ada has won 12 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Sallisaw has won 12 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Ada Cougars will welcome the Sallisaw Black Diamonds at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ada is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 56-30 margin over Glenpool on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won four contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Sallisaw blew past Stilwell, posting a 63-14 win. While fans of the Black Diamonds might be used to big wins, the 49-point margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Sallisaw got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cooper Cox out in front who picked up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown. Cox got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 69 yards. Another player making a difference was Jackson Harris, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Sallisaw was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Ada has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.2 points per game. As for Sallisaw, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Ada was able to grind out a solid victory over Sallisaw in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 7-0. Does Ada have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sallisaw turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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