The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs senior boys had a very quick exit from their home tournament last weekend.
The Elecs bowed out in straight sets 25-16, 25-16 to Oxbow two rounds before the final, in what was a pretty good season – and tournament – up to that point.
“I was really happy with how we were playing in the round robin,” said Elecs head coach Nathan Johnson. “We were exceeding expectation, I thought, and then we didn't show up to play in the playoffs.”
During the round robin, the team went 3-1 in winning matches against other senior teams. They beat Moose Jaw Peacock, Melville and Wawota, losing only a three-set battle with Weyburn.
“Oxbow made us pay,” Johnson said. “They played well and we didn't and it was over quickly.”
The round robin saw the Elecs have better effort and execution, according to Johnson.
“I'm not sure why we were lacking effort in a playoff match but obviously we were, and that led to really poor execution,” he said. “We made a lot of errors that we weren't seeing in the round robin. They made us pay for it.”
Oxbow had an offensive minded team, leading to several kills through a defence that was at times slow to act.
“They were as aggressive as we were expecting,” Johnson said. “I think we want to play a totally different game than what we did and coming (this week) we have a lot of work to do.”
The junior Elecs also played in the tournament on the other side of the bracket, going 0-4. They lost to Redvers, Carnduff, Oxbow and Rocanville.
The senior Elecs have one more tournament in Yorkton this season and then regionals Nov. 10 weekend in Swift Current, where they hope to be in the top three of six teams among the 5A schools.
