It wasn’t the most exciting game of 2021, but the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are back in the win column after a 23-17 win on Friday night against the Calgary Stampeders.
Ticats linebacker Simoni Lawrence returned an interception by Bo Levi Mitchell for a 15-yard touchdown midway through the third quarter when Hamilton tied his record at 3-3.
The loss dropped Calgary to 2-5 and keeps the Seals in the basement of the West Division.
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The two teams combined for just nine points in the first half as Hamilton took a 6-3 lead in the locker room after the first two quarters were quickly played in just over an hour.
A one-yard touchdown by Jake Maier 3:31 in the second half gave Calgary its only lead of the game, 10-9, but the lead was short-lived.
Hamilton took over thereafter thanks to Lawrence’s third career defensive touchdown and second of the CFL season.
Taylor Bertolet added two of his five field goals in the fourth quarter to secure Hamilton’s 11th straight victory at Tim Hortons Field.
The Cats are three wins away from tying their franchise record of 14 consecutive home wins, which was set between 1957 and 1959.
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