The Atlantic Trojan football team accomplished something last week that the program hasn’t done since 2012, start the season 2-0. This week they hope to build on that momentum and get a third win in a row to start the season, something that hasn’t happened for over a decade. The Trojans go on the road to face the Denison-Schleswig Monarchs on Friday night and we’ll have coverage of the game on KJAN.

Atlantic has used a balanced attack on offense so far this season on their way to wins over Clarinda and Shenandoah. Denison-Schleswig Head Coach Chad Van Kley expects more of that balance to show up on Friday night.

The Monarchs have spread the ball around to a number of players so far this season with four different guys getting at least 10 rushing attempts through two games. The Monarchs like to play a veer-option type offense and Coach Van Kley thinks consistency in execution will be a big key against a well-rounded Trojan defense.

Atlantic has been able to match-up size wise for the most part so far this season, but Trojan Head Coach Mike McDermott is concerned about the size the Monarchs will have up front.

Coach McDermott had similar thoughts to Coach Van Kley on the offensive side of the ball. He thinks it will be tough sledding at times against the defense the Monarchs run but need to be ready to hit a big play when they find a seam.

Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call of the game with pregame starting at 6:30pm and kickoff between the Trojans and Monarchs set for 7:30pm. Catch all the action on-air, online, or on the KJAN mobile app. You can also catch our live streaming video coverage on KJANTV.