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Tiger-Cats and Blue Bombers battle in Winnepeg

Wed 11th, August 2010

Winnepeg, MB (Sports Network) - Having logged their only two wins of the season thus far against Winnipeg, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats try to make it three in a row versus the Blue Bombers when the two teams collide for the fourth time this season on Friday night at Canad Inns Stadium in Manitoba.

Both teams sport just 2-4 records entering the seventh week of the campaign and that has them tied for last place in the Eastern Division as a result.

Last week the clubs clashed at Ivor Wynne Stadium, a confrontation that ended with Hamilton capturing a 29-22 victory. Winnipeg scored the first six points of the contest, but the Ticats closed with nine unanswered in the fourth frame.

Kevin Glenn was one of the stars of the game for Hamilton as he completed 24- of-41 passing for 371 yards and three touchdowns, while absorbing one interception and a sack. Arland Bruce had another huge game for the squad as well, collecting 11 passes for 197 yards and a score, finishing second in offensive player of the week honors.

While the passing attack was right on target for Glenn and the Ticats, the rushing game was rather dismal with just 62 yards on 15 attempts, with DeAndre Cobb accounting for 47 of those yards and 20 on just one run.

Over on the other side, Stephen Jyles also had a strong game in and out of the pocket for the Bombers as he converted 24-of-35 passing for 349 yards and a pair of TDs, adding another 60 yards rushing. Running back Fred Reid led all players with 98 yards on 12 carries in the contest. Now in his second year with the Bombers, Adarius Bowman reeled in six passes for 139 yards and a score in the setback. Bowman is no stranger to having strong games against Hamilton, having registered 10 catches for a massive 213 yards and two scores in one of the meetings last season.

However, if you were to pick a dominating presence at the receiver position among these two clubs you'd have to go with Bruce who is currently ranked first in the league in receiving yards with 680 on 43 receptions, resulting in four touchdowns.

While the TigerCats have Bruce to turn to when they need a big play, the same can be said for Terrence Edwards for the Blue Bombers who is averaging close to 20 yards per reception and is tied for the league high with five TDs, already matching his entire total from a year ago. Getting the ball to Edwards is the responsibility of Glenn who is second in the league in passing yards with 1,890 and has completed close to 65 percent of his attempts, resulting in 11 TDs and only four picks, numbers that have elevated his efficiency rating to 101.3 after six games.

In the case of Jyles for the Bombers, he has been rather conservative in his passing, having delivered just four touchdowns and two picks while subbing for the injured Buck Pierce. Before heading to the sidelines, Pierce had an efficiency rating of 108.3, thanks to his 65.8 percent passing accuracy.

One of the more glaring stats for Winnipeg heading into this week is that the team is last in the league in made field goals with just eight, although Hamilton is just ahead of the Bombers with a mere 10 conversions. That low total for Winnipeg prompted the squad to release Alexis Serna on Tuesday and sign former Saskatchewan Roughrider Louie Sakoda. Serna made just one of his three attempts last weekend in the loss to Hamilton.

Hamilton has won two straight in the series and three of the last four against the Blue Bombers, including the seven-point decision less than a week ago. However, the overall regular-season series still belongs to Winnipeg by a count of 54-44 dating back to the 1950 campaign.

Working against the Tigercats is the fact that they have dropped three in a row on the road, while Winnipeg is 2-1 at home thus far.

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