Hamilton Ticats fail to measure up to CFL’s defending champs

In what galore Canadian Football League fans were calling a measuring instrumentality crippled for nan Hamilton Tiger-Cats, they grounded to measurement up to nan defending Grey Cup champions connected Friday night.

20,426 fans astatine Tim Hortons Field near disappointed aft watching nan Montreal Alouettes hit nan Ticats 33-16 to amended to a league-best 7-1. The nonaccomplishment ended Hamilton’s humble two-game winning streak and dropped nan Cats to 2-6 connected nan season.

The 2 teams will look disconnected again successful a Week 10 rematch successful Montreal connected Aug. 10.

Hamilton QB Bo Levi Mitchell struggled against nan Alouettes defence, completing 29 of 42 walk attempts for 240 yards, 1 TD and 2 interceptions. Mitchell completed only 2 passes longer than 15 yards while Montreal had 10 completions of 15-plus yards.

Davis Alexander made his first CFL commencement successful spot of injured Alouettes backmost Cody Fajardo and went 19-for-27 for 262 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

That interception was made by Hamilton protect backmost Kenneth George Jr. who returned nan shot for a 18-yard TD that gave nan Ticats a 7-0 lead early successful nan 2nd quarter.

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That lead evaporated astir six minutes later erstwhile Alexander connected pinch receiver Charleston Rambo connected a 24-yard TD to moreover nan score.

Montreal’s backup pivot Caleb Evans ran for a one-yard touchdown midway done nan 3rd 4th and added a 39-yard touchdown walk to fullback David Dallaire to make it 27-8. Evans near nan crippled pinch a correct knee wounded pinch nether 2 minutes to play.

Mitchell’s lone touchdown thrust of nan crippled ended pinch a 26-yard walk to Tim White pinch 2:45 remaining successful nan game.

Alouettes moving backmost Walter Fletcher rounded retired nan scoring astir a infinitesimal later pinch a five-yard touchdown run.

Friday’s triumph was Montreal’s seventh consecutive triumph connected nan roadworthy making love backmost to past season.