Red-hot B.C. Lions win 5th straight, dumping Edmonton Elks 37-24
Quarterback Nathan Rourke scored on a spectacular 70-yard touchdown run, leading the B.C. Lions to a 37-24 win over the visiting Edmonton Elks in CFL action Friday night.
Rourke also threw for 338 yards and a touchdown as the Lions (10-7) won their fifth straight game. The Lions have clinched a playoff spot and sit second in the league's West Division.
- Keon Hatcher, James Butler and Robert Carter Jr. also had touchdowns for the Leos.
- Kicker Sean Whyte kicking two field goals and three converts.
QB Cody Fajardo threw for 230 yards and a TD for the Elks (7-10) who are eliminated from playoff play.
- Fajardo added another touchdown on the ground.
- Binjimen Victor adding a major.
- Vincent Blanchard booting a field goal and three converts.
The Lions scored the only points of the first quarter on a safety, when Ben Hladik hauled down Fajardo in the end zone with just under six minutes to play and gave B.C.
Author's summary: B.C. Lions win 5th straight game against Edmonton Elks.
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