Saskatchewan Roughriders storm out to 28-0 lead, hold on to beat B.C. Lions 33-29
B.C. Lions quarterback Nathen Rourke throws the ball downfield during the first half against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina on Aug. 6, 2021.The Riders beat the Lions 33-29.The Saskatchewan Roughriders stormed out of the gate Friday night but had to hold on for a hard-fought 33-29 victory over the B.C. Lions.
Quarterback Cody Fajardo then capped the next two drives with touchdown passes of 12 yards to Brayden Lenius and seven yards to Shaq Evans to up Saskatchewan’s lead to 21-0.Fajardo threw 230 yards on the night, completing 28-of-35 attempts with two touchdowns and one interception. Reilly was called into action in the second half and helped B.C. mount an ultimately unsuccessful comeback attempt, tossing for 203 yards with one touchdown.Rourke, a 23-year-old native of Victoria, B.C., was picked off midway through the second quarter by Riders cornerback Nick Marshall who returned the interception for a 27-yard touchdown and gave Saskatchewan a seemingly comfortable 28-0 lead.
Rourke connected with Whitehead on a 75-yard scoring pass late in the half but the B.C.’s struggles continued when the two-point convert attempt failed, making the halftime score 31-6 for the Riders.Reilly entered in the third quarter and the Lions offence suddenly came to life. He completed nine-of-11 passes for 106 yards in the quarter and slashed the Riders lead to 32-15.Saskatchewan was limited to two first downs in the second half after compiling 19 in the opening two quarters.
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