The Moose Jaw Razorbacks were a bit of a prickly opponent for the Estevan Century 21 Oilers to play in Moose Jaw Bantam Football League action Friday.
The Oilers lost 42-6 under the lights on Friday night at Elks Field in Moose Jaw.
“We turned the ball over a few times early on,” said Oilers head coach Paul Duncan. “We had an opportunity to shut them down early too, but Moose Jaw pushed through and out points on the board after the turnovers.”
The Oilers once again had a skeleton crew available to play due to injury. But the big thing for the Oilers, Duncan said, was the kids didn’t quit at all.
“They had an opportunity to just shut down and not continue,” he said. “They pushed really hard and were winning battles. Our defence played pretty stout but Moose Jaw’s slotbacks were great in the game. Great running by them but we kept going with our game plan and pushing forward.”
That eventually ended up in a major score as Justice Guillas scored the Oilers first touchdown of the season on a 35-yard run.
“(He) broke it off on the left side and went through a couple of tackles. He just wasn’t going to be denied. Then it was a footrace to the end zone.”
The Oilers’ next battle is their last game of the regular season, 3 p.m. Saturday against the Swift Current Steelers.
“We’ll go over the film again and come with a good game plan for it,” Duncan said. “I think the fact that the kids had some success, especially keeping up with them as best we could, I think really bodes well for that next game. It’s not David and Goliath anymore. They realize they can play with them.”
The following week will be their playoff game, which is likely to be against the Razorbacks.
