Nathan Rourke torched Hamilton for 370 yards and the Lions survived a late push to win 27-24.
The BC Lions improved to 3-5 with a home win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who drop to 3-6 and stay stuck in the West… well, East basement race. BC led for most of the night behind a big passing day and never let Hamilton fully climb back, even as the Ticats made things interesting in the fourth quarter.
Box Score
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
OT
Final
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
7
10
0
7
0
24
BC Lions
7
7
7
6
0
27
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Game Highlights
Top PerformersBC Lions
Nathan Rourke (QB) — 22/39, 370 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Justin Mcinnis (WR) — 5 rec, 159 yds, 1 TD
Jevon Cottoy (WR) — 7 rec, 109 yds
Zander Horvath (RB) — 16 att, 62 yds, 1 rush TD; 1 rec, 7 yds, 1 rec TD
Parker Mckenna (LB) — 7 tackles
Hamilton Tiger-CatsTeam Stats
Stat
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
BC Lions
Total Yards
265
447
Passing
20/33, 239 yds, 1 TD
22/39, 370 yds, 2 TD
Rushing
10 att, 26 yds, 2 TD
20 att, 77 yds, 1 TD
Turnovers
1
1
Quick Hits
Rourke and the Lions racked up 447 total yards, nearly 200 more than Hamilton managed despite the three-point final margin.
Dolegala came off the bench to punch in two short rushing touchdowns, doing the dirty work while Frost handled the passing load.
Cottoy quietly put up 7 catches for 109 yards without finding the end zone — a solid target-share game for anyone rostering him.
What’s Next
BC Lions (3-5) — at Calgary Stampeders, Week 11
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3-6) — host Saskatchewan Roughriders, Week 11
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