The Ottawa REDBLACKS are gearing up for a Sunday night clash against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, set to kick off at 7:00 p.m. at the Stadium at TD Place. Ottawa find themselves seeking some payback, following last week\u2019s narrow 23-20 loss in at Hamilton Stadium.<\/p>\n
It was a strong defensive effort from the REDBLACKS, holding the red-hot Ti-Cats to just 23 points, but touchdowns from Keelan White and William Stanback left Ottawa just short of a divisional win.<\/p>\n
Tonight\u2019s game marks the return of defensive backs Justin Howell and Deandre Lamont, the latter of whom slides in at field corner for the injured CJ Coldon. Lucas Cormier makes his first CFL start at will linebacker, and Parker Moorer gets his second start of the season at right guard.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s also a milestone night for two REDBLACKS veterans,as middle linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox and fullback Anthony Gosselin are each set to play in their respective100th CFL games.<\/p>\n
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION<\/p>\n
In last week\u2019s meeting, the Ti-Cats leaned on a well-executed passing attack and timely playmaking to edge out a 23-20 win over the REDBLACKS. Bo Levi Mitchell threw for 266 yards, connecting with Kenny Lawler on a pair of touchdown grabs. Defensively, Jamal Peters picked off Brown twice.<\/p>\n
Hamilton also didn\u2019t escape last week\u2019s contest without injury, however, losing defensive lineman Isaiah Bagnah for the rematch.<\/p>\n
IN THEIR OWN WORDS<\/p>\n
BOB DYCE, HEAD COACH, ON\u00a0THE TEAM\u2019S APPROACH TO HAMILTON:<\/p>\n
\u201cOur mindset is we need to win. We\u2019ve done everything to prepare and put ourselves in that position. I know these guys are hungry for a victory. Coaches are hungry for a victory, and that\u2019s our plan.\u201d<\/p>\n
LORENZO MAULDIN IV, DEFENSIVE END, ON HOW THE TEAM CAN SNAP THEIR LOSING STREAK:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to realize as a team that we need to finish. We\u2019ve had plenty of close games in the past, and that was definitely one of those times where we didn\u2019t finish and we had to capitalize on it.\u201d<\/p>\n
GENO LEWIS, RECEIVER, ON NOT BEING SATISFIED BY RACKING UP STATS:<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can have all the yards, you can have all the touchdowns, you can have all the individual accolades and all that stuff, but if you lose the game and you\u2019re happy after that, I don\u2019t really respect that, because we still didn\u2019t do enough to win. You\u2019re just worried about the individual part. For me, I just want to keep doing my job, and I want to keep being able to make the plays that I can.\u201d<\/p>\n
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