Ticats fall to Elks in rainy Thursday night matchup

The Edmonton Elks went to the locker room winning by 12 points for the second consecutive week as they led 21-9. This time, not even a two-hour weather delay was going to stop them from getting their first win of the season, a 24-10 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Tim Hortons Field on Thursday.

It’s the first Elks triumph since September 16 of last year with 13 straight losses. A big reason for that was the play of National quarterback Tre Ford, who threw for 174 yards on 13-of-18 with two majors. The quarterback also added 60 yards on five carries ont he ground.

Ford’s main target in the evening was wide receiver Steven Dunbar Jr., who finished with four catches for 93 yards and two touchdowns

Veteran wide receiver Eugene Lewis returned from an early-season injury and finished with two catches for 14 yards.

Pivot Taylor Cornelius also added a major on the ground to go along a play-fake that went for defensive lineman A.C. Leonard for 45 yards as the Elks improved to 1-9.

Quarterback Taylor Powell and the Ticats offence were able to move the ball – especially on the ground – but could not turn that into more than a single major by running back James Butler.

Powell finished 20 of 26 for 217 yards while Butler added nine carries for 101 yards and a major as the Tiger-Cats dropped to 3-6.

(via CFL.ca)