PRESS BOX SPORTS BAR REDBLACKS AT RIDERS PREVIEW

OTTAWA (3-0-1) at SASKATCHEWAN (0-3)
WHEN:  7:00 pm Sask Time, Friday, July 22/2016
WHERE: Mosaic Stadium Regina
BROADCAST: TSN, ESPN3, 620 CKRM Rider Radio Network, Sirius/XM CH 171
FORECAST: Sunny, 26 degrees Celsius, 79 Fahrenheit
ODDS: Bodog – Ottawa favoured by 6-points
REFEREE: Al Bradbury
FEAT. ALUMNI: Mike Strickland, Ventson Donelson, Marshall Hamilton, Gerry Felner
ANTHEM SINGER: Amy Nelson of Regina
GAME DAY SPONSOR: Young’s Equipment

RIDERS: Home 0-2, Vs East 0-1
REDBLACKS: Road 3-0, Vs West 1-0

RIDER OFFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 3RD, OVERALL 4TH
QB Mitchell Gale makes his first pro start (247 yards, 56.7%, 1 TD) … WR Naaman Roosevelt leads the club in receiving (295 yards, 0 TDs) … RB Curtis Steele leads the club in rushing (118 yards) … Riders are 4th in points scored and 1st in fewest sacks allowed.

REDBLACK OFFENSE: RUSH 2ND, PASS 1ST, OVERALL 1ST
QB Trevor Harris is the CFL’s leading passer (1475 yards, 82.5%, 9 TDs, 1 INT) … WR Chris Williams leads the league in receiving (556 yards, 6 TDs) … Running back Trevon Van is their leading rusher (133 yards) … Ottawa is #1 in points scored and 5th in sacks allowed.


RIDER DEFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 6TH, OVERALL 7TH
DE A.C. Leonard leads the club in sacks (2) … CB Justin Cox leads in INT (1) … LB Greg Jones leads in tackles (16) … Sask is 9th in points allowed and 8th in sacks.

REDBLACK DEFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 4TH, OVERALL 3RD
LB Arnaud Gascon-Nadon leads the team in sacks (3) … LB David Hinds leads in INT (1) … DB Antoine Pruneau leads in tackles (19) … OTT is 4th in points allowed and 9th in sacks.

RIDER SPEC TEAMS: K Tyler Crapigna is 10/12 on FGs which is 83.3% (3rd-best) … P Josh Bartel is 3rd in punting average (46.1) … Kendial Lawrence leads in PR and KR yards … Greg Jones and Graig Newman lead in ST tackles (4).

REDBLACK SPEC TEAMS: K Chris Milo is 11/15 on FGs which 73% (5th-best) … P Zack Medeiros is 8th in punting average (42.9) … Tristan Jackson leads in PR yardage and J. Smith leads in KR yards … John Boyett and Malik Jackson lead in ST tackles (4).

RAMS 50/50: Your Regina Ram Alumni require Ram 50/50 sellers Friday night at the Rider Game.   The time requirement is 6:00 pm until the end of half time.  Comp tickets are available and you can bring a friend!  Please contact Larry Mueller at 306-539-9541

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