Trevor Harris was ice-cold efficient, and Samuel Emilus did the damage — Saskatchewan held off BC to move to 1-0.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders gutted out a 31–27 home win over the BC Lions at Mosaic Stadium on TSN, moving to 1-0 on the young season. The Lions drop to 0-1 after surrendering a 65-yard passing edge and enough late fourth-quarter points to seal the deal. Saskatchewan sits comfortably in the West standings early, while BC heads east needing answers on defense.
Box Score
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
OT
Final
BC Lions
0
10
7
10
0
27
Saskatchewan Roughriders
7
10
4
10
0
31
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Game Highlights
Top PerformersSaskatchewan RoughridersBC Lions
Nathan Rourke (QB) — 24/37, 330 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT | 5 rush att, 59 yds, 1 TD
Justin McInnis (WR) — 8 rec, 129 yds, 0 TD
James Butler (RB) — 9 att, 35 yds, 2 TD
T.J. Lee (CB) — 8 tackles
Mathieu Betts (DT) — 3 tackles, 1 sack
Team Stats
Stat
BC Lions
Saskatchewan
Total Yards
429
494
Passing
24/37, 330 yds, 0 TD
30/36, 417 yds, 3 TD
Rushing
17 att, 99 yds, 3 TD
19 att, 77 yds, 0 TD
Turnovers
0
0
Quick Hits
Harris completed 83.3% of his passes — he simply couldn’t miss, picking apart the Lions secondary all night long.
All three of BC’s rushing touchdowns came from the ground game — Nathan Rourke and James Butler combined for all three scores, yet the Lions still couldn’t find the end zone through the air.
Samuel Emilus is a must-add in fantasy — all three Saskatchewan TD catches went through him on just 6 targets, and he’s clearly Harris’s go-to red zone weapon.
What’s Next
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1-0) — at Calgary Stampeders, Saturday June 20
BC Lions (0-1) — at Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Thursday June 19
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