HAMILTON — It’s been a very long time coming for a Hamilton Tiger-Cats win over the Toronto Argonauts. Not having gotten one over their rivals from up the street since Week 10 of the 2022 season, the Black and Gold recorded their first victory of the season popping out of their bye week with a 27-24 outcome at Tim Hortons Discipline on Saturday evening.
Bo Levi Mitchell completed the competition 20-29 with 270 passing yards, a landing go, and an interception. Working again James Butler was efficient on the bottom and thru the air, ending his day with 103 yards off of 15 touches and a dashing rating.
Toronto quarterback Cameron Dukes was 20/27 for 180 yards earlier than he made manner for Nick Arbuckle halfway by the fourth quarter. Damonte Coxie led Toronto’s offensive personnel with 87 receiving yards on 5 catches.
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The Ticats particular groups unit bought the celebration began in Hamilton with Ante Litre developing with a blocked punt after Toronto’s two-and-out to offer the hosts a chance to to begin their second possession with a first-and-goal. Butler swung into the tip zone for an early 7-0 Ticats lead.
Davon Harris delivered one other massive play on particular groups with a 38-yard punt return after Toronto’s third consecutive punt to start the sport. Massive first-down receptions by Tim White after which Steven Dunbar Jr. pushed the Ticats offence to their second rating of the day with a Marc Liegghio area aim extending Hamilton’s result in 10.
The Tabbies stored the Argos offence underneath wraps within the second quarter, coming away with one other turnover on Toronto’s fifth possession. Linebacker Kyle Wilson pressured the ball out of Dukes and Destin Talbert took it from there, recovering the ball at Toronto’s 31 and working into the tip zone unscathed for his workforce’s second landing of the day.
The gears began to show for Toronto late within the half although. Dukes led his offence to a seven-play, 60-yard drive with an 11-yard Ka’Deem Carey dashing landing reducing into the deficit with 3:56 to go within the second quarter.
Toronto’s DaShaun Amos created the sport’s subsequent turnover, selecting off the soccer after Luther Hakunavanhu bobbled a go from Mitchell. Dukes then linked with Coxie for a 37-yard reception down the left facet of the sector, giving the Argos a chance to eat into Hamilton’s lead earlier than halftime. Sadly for the guests, Lirim Hajrullahu‘s 42-yard area aim try was no good, retaining the rating at 17-7 on the break.
Hajrullahu bought some redemption after the interval with a 43-yard kick to deliver the away workforce to inside a rating.
A few sturdy rushes from Butler mixed with a powerful 18-yard snag from Dunbar lifted the Ticats to their subsequent factors. The Argos defence stored their opponent out of the pink zone, however a Liegghio area aim from 29 yards out made it 20-10.
On Hamilton’s subsequent drive, Butler lower by the Argos defence to reel off a 47-yard rush. Shortly after, White took down a 21-yard seize earlier than one other Ticats landing. Hakunavanhu’s 14-yard receiving rating put the Black and Gold additional forward, giving them a 27-10 benefit heading into the ultimate body.
With 8:02 left to play, Arbuckle entered the sport at quarterback rather than Dukes. The veteran pivot appeared Coxie’s option to get the Boatmen into the pink zone. Going for it on third down, Arbuckle discovered DaVaris Daniels ultimately zone to make it 27-17 and provides Toronto life with 4:25 to go.
Janarion Grant made issues much more attention-grabbing after getting free for a 96-yard punt return. Hajrullahu’s further level try made it 27-24 with 2:26 on the clock. Arbuckle and the Argos would get the ball again with 46 seconds remaining however have been caught at midfield as time expired as the sport ended 27-24 in favour of the Tiger-Cats.
The Toronto Argonauts have a house date with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday, July 27 in Week 8. In the meantime, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will journey to Edmonton to tackle the Elks on Sunday, July 28 of their subsequent sport.