Adair has gone 7-1 against Salina recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Adair Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Salina Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Salina is hoping to do what Locust Grove couldn't last Friday: put an end to Adair's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Adair blew past Locust Grove, posting a 75-42 win 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+ points.
Cooper Mccord was a one-man wrecking crew for Adair as 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 Mccord 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 matchups.
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.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Salina on the road against Chouteau-Mazie on Friday as the squad secured a 64-6 victory.
Adair's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Salina, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything went Adair's way against Salina when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Adair made off with a 29-8 victory. In that contest, Adair amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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