Elecs Football Team Falls to 0-3

 

The ECS Elecs fell to 0-3 after a 36-14 loss to the Swift Current Colts yesterday.

The Elecs defence had a strong start as they forced the Colts to punt on their on their opening series but when the Colts went back to punt the punter elected to run with the ball and managed to carry it for a first down. After making the first down the Colts would proceed to score on their opening drive to make it 7-0.

The Elecs offence took the ball the next series and enjoyed success moving the football on the ground and through the air. Unfortunately they were stopped inside of the Colts territory and were forced to punt.

The score remained 7-0 for the Colts in the second quarter when they capped off a long drive for a touchdown to extend their lead to 14-0. On the ensuing kickoff Cole MacCuish returned the ball all the way for a touchdown and the Elecs were down 14-7 at the end of the half.

The Colts responded with a strong start in the third quarter as they managed to score early to extend their lead to 21-7. The Elecs would respond later in the quarter as Kolby Fleury's pass was caught by Evan Tarnes for a touchdown to make it 21-14 in the fourth quarter.

Unfortunately for the Elecs they weren't able to tie the game as the Colts were able to capitalize a couple of drives for touchdowns along with a single that made the final score of 36-14.

After the game Head Coach Mark Schott felt the game against Swift Current was like their previous two games where the team played strong in the first half but weren't able to continue the success in the second half.

Schott said the Elecs enjoyed success on the ground. He felt Running Back Caleb Memory had his best game as an Elec and Colten Bachorick had a solid outing as well. He added Fleury and the receivers had a strong passing game but believes the biggest problem for the Elecs offence is finishing drives.

Defensively the Elecs like their offence were able to make a stand at crucial times. He noted there were a couple of times the Colts were able to march the field when the Elecs needed the defence to make a stop.

The Elecs will have a short week as they will be back in action on Saturday in Moose Jaw squaring off with Central.