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Both coaches want to see better discipline on Sunday when the Saskatchewan Roughriders visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Week 2 action.
The Roughriders (1-0) opened the season with a 29-21 victory against the Edmonton Elks on June 8 despite six penalties for 84 yards and two interceptions by quarterback Trevor Harris.
The CFL also fined four Saskatchewan players for their actions in the game: offensive linemen Trevor Reid and Logan Ferland and defensive backs Rolan Milligan Jr. and CJ Reavis.
“It’s silly, we’ve talked about it constantly and a lot,” Riders coach Corey Mace told CKOM radio this week regarding the disciplinary issues. “That has consequences, but it has to stop. We were lucky to win a game with things like that happening and situations that happened. We don’t want to make the game harder than it is.”
Saskatchewan outscored Edmonton 21-3 in the fourth quarter to take the win.
Shawn Bane Jr. helped make up for the Riders’ mistakes by catching all three of Harris’ touchdown passes during his 125-yard performance.
Unlike the Roughriders, the Tiger-Cats (0-1) couldn’t overcome their mistakes in a 32-24 loss to the Calgary Stampeders on June 7.
“Too many mistakes early in the game. We had to make up ground in the second half,” said Hamilton coach Scott Milanovich, whose team trailed 19-7 at halftime.
Hamilton quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell threw for 300 yards and a touchdown, but also had an interception, missed a few scoring opportunities and had to deal with some drops from his receivers.
“It’s something we’ll work on,” Mitchell said. “We watch the film and we get better.”
The Tiger-Cats posted a 38-13 victory in last season’s matchup against the host Roughriders in Regina on Oct. 7, 2023.
Defenseman Rodney Clemons (Achilles) will be out Sunday for Saskatchewan. Hamilton will be without defensive lineman Luke Brubacher (hamstring), linebackers Carthell Flowers-Lloyd (hamstring) and Brendan O’Leary-Orange (hamstring), wide receiver Luther Hakunavanhu (ankle) and offensive lineman Jordan Murray (knee).
–Field level media
