Elk City couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell to the Canadian Wildcats 32-27. The Elks lost against the Wildcats in their previous head to head back in September of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 45-19 score last time.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Canadian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Clay Kendall, who threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Elk City will venture away from home to square off against Altus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Canadian, they will square off against Bushland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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