Roughriders win 26-16, add to Elks’ home misery – Edmonton
The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ latest dominance over the Edmonton Elks continued on Saturday.
Mitchell Picton’s fourth quarter landing catch proved to be the distinction because the Roughriders remained good on the younger Canadian Soccer League season with a 26-16 victory over the Elks, their sixth straight win over Edmonton.
“It was a scrappy sport, we knew it’s gonna be robust,” stated Saskatchewan quarterback Cody Fajardo, who handed for 247 yards.
“We knew that they had been gonna be able to play of their residence opener, however we’ll by no means apologize for a way we discovered a technique to win. We discovered a technique to rating within the fourth quarter to win the soccer sport and I really feel like that’s what we’ve been doing the previous couple of years.”
The Roughriders are 2-0, after additionally defeating Hamilton of their opening sport.
The Elks dropped to 0-2 after shedding 59-15 of their first sport to the B.C. Lions, and have now gone 9 video games with out a win at residence. Edmonton went 0-7 final season at Commonwealth Stadium.
“We didn’t play ok defensively to win the soccer sport, and we had sufficient errors each within the kicking sport and on offence to not permit us to win the soccer sport,” stated Elks head coach and defensive coordinator Chris Jones. “If you play like we performed, you don’t need to win.
“We’ve received to play extra acute soccer. We’re making some strides, we’ve received a very good locker room.”
Saskatchewan struck for a 50-yard discipline aim from Brett Lauther on its opening drive.
Edmonton was minus-one yard in offence within the first quarter.
There was no additional scoring till halfway via the second, when Lauther linked for an 18-yard discipline aim.
After Edmonton’s Matt Thomas recovered a fumble off a missed discipline aim return on the Saskatchewan 23, quarterback Nick Arbuckle discovered Kenny Lawler for a five-yard landing move to place the Elks up 7-6 with three minutes left within the second body.
Saskatchewan shortly responded with an unconverted landing of its personal with lower than a minute to play within the first half, as Jamal Morrow scored on a two-yard rush.
The Elks opened the third quarter with a 12-yard discipline aim from Sergio Castillo, who then added a 30-yarder to shut out the third.
Lauther put his workforce again in entrance once more with a 41-yard discipline aim 5 minutes into the fourth. Castillo made it 16-15 for Edmonton with a 37-yarder halfway via the ultimate quarter.
The Roughriders shortly responded with a 28-yard TD move from Fajardo to Picton, who additionally reeled within the two-point convert.
“He had a pleasant sport,” Dickenson stated of Picton, who hauled in 4 passes for 56 yards. “It was good to see him have some success. He has been grinding it out for 3 or 4 years straight now.”
Saskatchewan appeared to place the sport away not lengthy afterwards after a compelled fumble restoration by A.C. Leonard, however Lauther missed a 44-yard discipline aim. He shortly received one other likelihood, nonetheless, and nailed it from 21 yards out.
There was some unhealthy information for the Riders within the late going, although, as veteran offensive lineman Dan Clark needed to be carted off the sector after struggling a decrease physique harm.
Each groups are on the highway subsequent week because the Riders head to Montreal on Thursday and the Elks are in Calgary on Saturday.
The Canadian Press
