The Riders improved their record to 4\u002D1 with a 28\u002D13 win over the visiting Ottawa Redblacks on Friday.
The Riders and Redblacks were tied 3-3 after the first quarter of the CFL game before an announced crowd of 26,685 at Mosaic Stadium. Saskatchewan then erupted in the second quarter to grab a 22-6 halftime lead.The Riders opened the scoring at 5:01 first quarter on a 50-yard field goal by Brett Lauther.
“It was just a play that we practise all of the time and we’re really good at it,” Hickson said. “Our offensive linemen are dominant at what they do. Each individual job that they we ask them to do, they do to the best of their ability. It makes my life a little bit easier.”Article contentOttawa rebounded in the third quarter with a 10-play, 57-yard drive that was capped by a 22-yard touchdown reception by Nate Behar.
There wasn’t any scoring in the fourth quarter, but there were fireworks. Riders defensive tackle Garrett Marino was disqualified for a low hit on Masoli, who was injured on the play. “That’s not the way we want to finish a game,” Dickenson said. “We were playing pretty good football the whole game and we had a chance to close it out in style. It ended in a way that nobody wants. I sure hope that Masoli is OK and it’s not too bad.