The Crusaders came, saw, and conquered the Barons Sr. Football team on Oct. 4.
Their explosive offence led to a 20-0 halftime score, but they gave up 31 total points in the loss. Barons head coach Kieran Link said there were a few bright spots in an otherwise huge loss.
"One of the bright spots was our punter Mason Byford. He had a 43.7-yard average and was able to flip the field a few times throughout the game," said Link. "Cane
Brust led the team with 7 tackles as a starting halfback."
However, amid the good, he had issues that needed to be addressed.
The offence needs to sustain drives by getting our best players the football," emphasized Link. "The defensive backs need to ensure they are getting deep enough in their zone coverage. The special teams unit needs better execution."
He has his team preparing for a slightly different offence going into the Oct. 10 battle with the Prince Albert St. Mary's Marauders.
"St. Mary plays a double tight end and double wing offence that primarily runs the ball. On defence, we will be spending the week preparing for a more unique offence."
Furthermore, he has a few keys to beating the Marauders.
"We must be gap sound and key on the pulling guards. On offence, we need to add a couple of wrinkles to attack their younger defence," stated Link.
"We must execute our core plays to a higher level. The team needs to be incredibly physical this week."
Kickoff is at Armstrong Field on Oct. 4 at 4 p.m.
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