The West Elk Patriots are looking ahead to their Week 2 matchup with the Udall Eagles after dropping their season opener at home to Cedar Vale, with second-year head coach Ian Denton looking to get his team back on track.

 

The Patriots and Eagles met last year in Week 3, with West Elk coming away with a comfortable 44-8 victory as the Patriots held Udall to just one touchdown while their offense found its groove.

 

Even with last year’s result in their favor, Denton isn’t putting much weight on the history between the two teams and says this week is about focusing on themselves.

 

After scoring eight points in the opener, Denton says the Patriots need to improve in the red zone and do a better job of finishing drives against Udall.

 

The Patriots will look to even their record in Week 2 with the district matchup coming during West Elk’s homecoming week.