Elks begin crucial back-to-back set with the Bombers on Saturday

The Elks started the play astatine 0-7 but since past they person been 1 of the hottest teams successful the CFL, going 5-1 successful their past six games. On Saturday, the Elks statesman a important back-to-back acceptable with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers astatine Commonwealth Stadium.

The Bombers are besides connected a blistery streak. After a 2-6 start, the Bombers person won 5 consecutive games and beryllium successful archetypal spot successful the West Division. The Elks presently are 3 points backmost of the Saskatchewan Roughriders for 3rd successful the West. A triumph contiguous would enactment the Elks conscionable 2 points backmost of the Bombers for archetypal spot with the 2 teams scheduled to play each different this Friday successful Winnipeg.

The Elks are looking to go the archetypal squad successful CFL past to marque the post-season aft an 0-7 start.

The Elks are presently connected their champion tally astatine 5-1 since the 2017 CFL play acknowledgment to improved play connected some sides of the ball. On offence, the Elks are averaging 443 yards of offence and 35.2 points per game. On defence, they pb the CFL with a plus-16 turnover ratio and a pb the league successful interceptions with 20.

The Bombers person recorded a five-game winning streak for the eighth-straight season. They person scored archetypal successful each of their past 7 games and haven’t trailed a crippled by treble digits since July 19, erstwhile they mislaid 19-9 to the Riders.

LISTEN: Elks interim caput manager Jarious Jackson explains his determination to denote Tre Ford arsenic his starting QB 2 weeks earlier playing the Bombers connected Saturday

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The Elks volition crook backmost to Tre Ford astatine backmost connected Saturday. Ford suffered a thorax wounded successful a triumph implicit the B.C. Lions astatine location connected June 11. He’s dressed arsenic the backup to McLeod Bethel-Thompson during the past 2 games.

Ford has passed for 473 yards, tossing 5 touchdown passes and throwing 1 interception. Ford is 2-0 arsenic a starter this play and had led 26 drives with 10 resulting successful a touchdown. Ford’s vocation grounds is 7-8.

Ford volition play against his duplicate member Tyrell who is simply a antiaircraft backmost and is tied for the CFL-lead successful interceptions with six.

LISTEN: Elks QB Tre Ford explains however helium worked done a thorax wounded that prevented him from starting the past 4 games

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The Elks won’t person 2 players connected offence disposable connected Saturday. Receiver Hergy Mayala has been placed connected the six-game injured database with a calf injury. Mayala has 503 receiving yards and has scored 5 touchdowns. Receiver Fredrick Antoine has been added to the progressive roster. Running backmost Javon Leake won’t play (personal) and has been placed connected the one-game injured list. Leake leads the Elks successful rushing with 506 yards and has 5 toucdowns. Defensive extremity A.C. Leonard was signed a week agone by the Elks and volition play connected Saturday, helium recorded 12 sacks for the Elks successful 2023.

The pursuing are the projected violative and antiaircraft starters for the Elks:

Offence

Quarterback: Tre Ford

Running back: Kevin Brown (FB: Jakub Szott)

Offensive line: Martez Ivey, David Foucault, Mark Korte, Shane Richards, Brett Boyko

Receivers: Eugene Lewis, Kurleigh Gittens Jr., Gavin Cobb, Tevin Jones, Dillon Mitchell

Defence

Defensive line: Noah Curtis J-Min Pelley, Shawn Oakman, Elliott Brown

Linebackers: Nick Anderson, Nyles Morgan, Derrick Moncrief.

Defensive backs: Kai Gray, Darrius Bratton, Loucheiz Purifoy, Kordell Jackson, Devodric Bymun

You tin perceive Saturday’s ganme betwixt the Elks and Bombers connected 630 CHED starting with Countdown to Kick-off with Courtney Theriault astatine 3:30 p.m. The opening kick-off from Commonwealth Stadium volition beryllium astatine 5 p.m. with Morley Scott and Dave Campbell calling each of the unrecorded action. Hear investigation from erstwhile Edmonton Football Team violative lineman and two-time Grey Cup champion Blake Dermott. Former EE violative lineman Gord Hinse volition supply investigation from the Elks sidelines.