TDL GOTW Preview Week 2: Elton Indians

ELTON, La. (KPLC) - Elton opened its season in dominant fashion, defeating Basile 55-7 in Week 1.

Head Coach Marcus LeJeune said the lopsided win exceeded his expectations.

“How it turned out, I really didn’t expect it to be like that. Makelin had a great night, a bunch of long runs, offensive line, defense played well, offensive line blocked well. We’re trying to build for the end of the year, you know, week by week and trying to get better. And that’s what we were very happy with the outcome of last week,” LeJeune said.

This week’s matchup against Vinton being named Game of the Week, raising the stakes for senior running back Makelin Lemoine.

“I did not expect us to be Game of the Week, so it really just kind of added a little bit more fire to our practice this week, more eyes on us, much more pressure. We can’t go out there and flunk it. We got to keep our foot on the pedal, keep it rolling like they say,” Lemoine said.

Flaws were hard to find for the Indians in Week 1. The defense allowed just seven points in the win. But Lemoine said even that was too many.

“Defense, defense, defense, and perfection on the plays. We run them so many times, there’s no way we should be messing up. So this week is just perfection because that seven points, they caught us lacking right there. We can’t get caught lacking no more. We were sleeping. We got to come out the gate hot and ready to go. It took us that touchdown to warm our team up. We can’t do that. We got to come out the gate ready,” Lemoine said.

Elton’s preparation for Vinton is assignment-based this week. Vinton’s running game is one of its greatest strengths. Senior linebacker and quarterback Davin Simon says the team has been focused on stopping the run in practice.

“It’s very important. The line scrimmage is going to determine how the game goes. And we got to go out there with that mentality that we’re going to beat that guy right in front of us and keep on doing that,” Simon said.

A 2-0 start would go a long way toward helping Elton reach its end goal of making it deeper into the playoffs.

“It would mean a lot. It’s been a minute since we went to 2-0. So if you get out there and handle business, that would mean a lot,” Simon said.

LeJeune said the outcome of Friday’s game, regardless of the result, will help his team continue to develop.

“Every win is great. I mean, it’s going to be winning, you know, winning breeds success. And, you know, again, win or lose this game is going to help us get better because we’re playing a really good opponent,” LeJeune said.

TDL GOTW Preview Week 2: Elton Indians

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