It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Ada had no problem doing just that on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 53-50 win over the Cushing Tigers. Winning may never get old, but the Cougars sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Brock Boyles was his usual excellent self, throwing for 568 yards and six touchdowns. Deante Lindsay also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Despite the loss, Cushing still got an impressive performance from Roman Tucker, who threw for 380 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Tucker has become a key player for Cushing: the team is 6-2 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Lane Wood was Tucker's top target, picking up 155 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Ada pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cushing, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Ada wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 30-6 defeat against Bethany on the 22nd. Cushing does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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