OTTAWA — Lewis Ward went five-for-five on field goals Friday as the Ottawa Redblacks snapped a five-game losing streak with a 37-31 win over the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Redblacks quarterback Dru Brown threw for 445 yards and three touchdowns in the win. His performance included a 66-yard pass to Kahil Pimpleton with under two minutes to play, marking the seventh and final lead change of the game and giving the Redblacks a 37-31 lead following the two-point conversion.
The lead changed hands throughout three quarters and continued into the final frame, where Ante Litre scored on a two-yard run in the opening seconds, giving Hamilton a 28-23 lead after the two-point conversion failed. The Redblacks upped their lead to 10-3 as Ward nailed a 23-yard field goal at 2:31 of the second quarter. The big play on the drive was a 51-yard catch-and-run from Brown to Pimpleton.
The third quarter began with an opening drive by the Tiger-Cats that ended in a 23-yard field goal by Liegghio at 4:17 cutting the Ottawa lead to 20-16. They then took a 22-20 lead as Greg Bell ended their second possession of the half with a 21-yard touchdown run, but the conversion attempt was wide.
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