The Dauphin Clippers football team suffered its first loss of the Rural Manitoba Football League season, Saturday, dropping a 28-0 decision to the Moosomin Generals.

Clippers assistant manager Jeff Michasew said the Generals have a good defence, which shut the Clippers down offensively.

And Dauphin’s offence was hampered by the loss of running back Scott Gower in the first 10 minutes of the game.

“He’s a wrecking ball that you can depend on. He can take it to a defence, especially over an entire game. So when he went down, it changed our game plan a bit and it got away from us,” he said.

Moosomin, Michasew added, runs its offence, basically through one player.

“They’re a well coached team and they run their plays right. We just couldn’t stop them,” he said.

This was a game the Clippers could learn from, Michasew said.

“We talked about it on the ride home. Every position has their responsibilities and we just have to focus on that and I think we’ll be okay,” he said.

The Clippers will look to get back in the win column, Thursday, when they host the Virden Golden Bears at 4:30 p.m.