On a night when the Ticats got off to a slow start, and lost their starting QB, Hamilton was able to get their second straight win, beating the Edmonton Elks Thursday night 37-29.
The Elks loss extends the teams losing streak at home to 20 games dating back to 2019.
Edmonton dominated the first half of play, beginning with the opening kickoff when the Elks recovered a fumble which led to an opening field goal.
After hitting a second field goal in the second quarter, the Tiger-Cats finally found their form.
Running back James Butler led the way by rushing into the end zone with just under three minutes to play in the half.
Edmonton followed that with a promising drive that ended when Elks QB Taylor Cornelius threw an interception with 1:03 remaining.
A last second field goal by Marc Liegghio gave the Cats a 10-6 lead heading into the break.
The second half got off to a fast start with an Edmonton touchdown pass from Cornelius to Kyran Moore, but the Ticats responded with a rushing touchdown by QB Matthew Shiltz.
It wasn’t a win without a loss as Shiltz went down in the third quarter with an apparent hip injury.
Hamilton had already lost their opening day starter Bo Levi Mitchell who was placed on the six game injured list earlier in the season with an abductor injury.
Eastern Michigan product Taylor Powell came in and threw a touchdown on his first pass in the CFL to receiver Tim White, but at that point Hamilton was well on the way to the win.
The Tiger Cats improved to 2-3 on the season, and are back home on July 21 to host the 4-0 Toronto Argonauts.
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