Head coach Khari Jones says his Montreal Alouettes are exactly where they want to be: playing for first place in the CFL East when they host the Toronto Argonauts on Friday night.
A win over the rival Argonauts on Friday would put the Alouettes ahead of Toronto at the top of the division. A rare occurrence in the CFL, both teams are looking to extend three-game winning streaks.
Montreal acquired veteran quarterback Trevor Harris last Sunday in exchange for defensive end Antionio Simmons. Shiltz said he and Harris have spoken this week but won't let the news affect his preparation. Shiltz added that the Alouettes are ``a hungry group'' that understands what the opportunity to fight for the top spot in the conference represents. For him, playing Toronto is a great first test as Montreal gets ready to take on the top two teams in the Western Conference, the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers twice, in the following three weeks.
``We gotta use this momentum. We got another tough one this week,'' Argos head coach Ryan Dinwiddie said. ``Just to go out in Hamilton and win on the road, we haven't done that in I don't know how long so we have another tough challenge in Montreal as well.'' Leading the way for Toronto will be quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson. The 33 year-old has thrown for 1,314 yards and racked up nine touchdowns passes so far this season. Dinwiddie thought that Bethel-Thompson improved significantly since bringing him back as the starting quarterback in late September.
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