Adair put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Locust Grove Pirates 75-42 on the road. Fans of the Warriors have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Cooper Mccord was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Quinton Payne, who gained 179 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Adair was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 435 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Adair wouldn't let Locust Grove keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Adair can thank Luke Wilson and Keeton Spruell for forcing both of them.
When it comes to explaining why Locust Grove lost, don't look at Titan Hix. Despite the final result, he threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns. Hix is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (97 yards to be exact) went to Zander Messer.
Adair's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Locust Grove, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Adair will have plenty of time to enjoy the win as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Salina at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. After each having a week off, Locust Grove and Checotah will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. Locust Grove knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Checotah likes a good challenge.
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