The Calgary Stampeders take an eight-game winless streak into Hamilton on Friday night time for his or her first assembly with the Tiger-Cats because the season opener.
It is the penultimate recreation of the season for the Stampeders (4-11-1) and Tiger-Cats (6-10), who each will miss the playoffs because the last-place groups of their respective divisions.
Calgary started the season with a 32-24 dwelling victory in opposition to Hamilton on June 7. Rene Paredes kicked six subject targets and Jake Maier threw landing passes to Cam Echols and Clark Barnes to guide the Stampeders.
Calgary was 4-4 in early August earlier than the wheels fell off. The winless skid reached eight video games final weekend with a 23-18 loss to Edmonton, because the Elks accomplished their first three-game sweep within the Battle of Alberta since 2002.
The Stampeders had been 69 seconds away from victory when Edmonton’s Eugene Lewis scored on a 10-yard move from Tre Ford.
“The season is what it’s,” Stamps coach and basic supervisor Dave Dickenson instructed the Calgary Herald. “We want a play — now we have an opportunity to make one play to win, and we do not make the play.”
Hamilton had a bye final weekend after having its four-game profitable streak snapped in a 31-10 loss to Winnipeg on Oct. 4. The Tiger-Cats are attempting to keep away from their first season sweep by Calgary since 2018.
“It is simply irritating to look again on the season and surprise ‘what if?’ on sure video games,” Hamilton quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell stated after the lopsided loss to the Blue Bombers.
“… We knew the sort of crew we had been in coaching camp and who we could possibly be. We did not play as much as that potential early on.”
Followers can anticipate a high-scoring affair, as Calgary (29.6 factors per recreation) and Hamilton (31.2) have given up probably the most factors within the league this season.
The Stampeders are 0-7 on the street and 1-5-1 in opposition to East Division groups this season. The Ti-Cats are 3-5 at dwelling and 2-7 in opposition to the West.
–Area Degree Media