Friday, June 22, 2018

RedBlacks Down Riders on Thursday Night Football

OTTAWA – The Ottawa REDBLACKS shone on both sides of the football en route to a 40-17 win over the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday Night Football at TD Place.

Trevor Harris threw for 345 yards and a pair of touchdowns, William Powell found the end zone twice and Diontae Spencer showcased his dynamic ability in the win for Rick Campbell’s team, which was bolstered by a monstrous performance by its defence at-large.

On the flip side, the Riders lost starting quarterback Zach Collaros in the second quarter and managed just 345 yards of offence — 41 of which came in garbage time — on the night. Four turnovers proved costly for Saskatchewan, which never seemed to find its groove on either side of the football.



SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
66 Bladek, Dariusz OL N 6'4 300 24 Bethune-Cookman
68 Coleman, Thaddeus OL I 6'8 320 32 Mississippi Valley State
9 Watford, David QB I 6'2 212 25 Hampton

6-GAME INJURED LIST
27 Francis, Kevin LB N 6'5 220 25 North Carolina A&T

OTTAWA REDBLACKS
95 Leonard, A.C. DL I 6'2 250 26 Tennessee State

The REDBLACKS opened the scoring on the first drive of the night, when a handful of pretty Trevor Harris completions and an offside penalty set up a 26-yard field goal for Ottawa kicker Lewis Ward.

Zach Collaros and the Riders offence struggled on their first two possessions, with a pair of two-and-outs highlighted by a monster sack by Ottawa’s Michael Wakefield.

A second field goal from Ward — another chip shot from 23 yards out — then doubled the REDBLACKS lead.

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