They got into the end zone twice this time around, but there is still plenty of work to do for the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs.
The ECS football team lost 49-13 to the Weyburn Eagles on Saturday in Weyburn.
Both Estevan touchdowns came in the fourth quarter courtesy of running back Cole MacCuish, with one of them about 25 yards and the other roughly 10.
MacCuish was again a bright spot for the Elecs, rushing for 85 yards despite missing most of the second half with an injury.
"It's nice to put some points on the board and come away with something positive from the game," said Elecs head coach Mark Schott. "We were very similar to week one. We responded well in the second half, but we need to come out with a much better start right from the beginning of the game."
Weyburn led 14-0 after the first quarter and 28-0 at the half.
"We weren't down as much as quickly, but we still got ourselves in a deep hole," Schott said of his team's start when compared to their season-opening 56-6 loss to A.E. Peacock, in which they fell behind 28-0 after one quarter.
The Elecs lost Kyle Seipp, one of their top defensive players, in the first quarter and Schott said that hurt, with tackling being "an area that was concerning."
The coach added that Christian Yuzicapi-Bod was a highlight on the defensive side, as he was "definitely a big plug in there for us."
Schott said he was happy with the Elecs' special teams returns, but it didn't translate into a lot of offence.
"Our kickoff returns were amazing. We were giving our offence excellent field position to start, up around midfield. Unfortunately, we weren't able to capitalize on that early and Weyburn was able to put up some points early in the game. It would've been nice if we had a couple of short field drives that resulted in touchdowns, but that didn't happen."
Kolby Dyck caught six passes for 57 yards, while Austin Garchinski had three receptions for 28 yards.
"We were able to get our receivers the ball a little bit more, but it's still an area we need to improve upon if we want to have more success on offence," Schott said.
Justyn Taillon was behind centre for Estevan for most of the game, with Matt Haux playing a couple of series at quarterback. Taillon went 15-for-27 for 110 yards.
"It was better," Schott said of Taillon's performance. "We still need to develop more of a passing attack to try and get some success on the offensive side of the ball, but he's progressing. He's moving in the right direction."
The Elecs are currently on their bye week and won't play again until Sept. 28 when they visit the Vanier Vikings.
"We're going to go back to the fundamentals and basic football skills and try to re-establish those skills within our team and hopefully that can pay off for us as the season progresses," Schott said.
