Ray Early’s field goal lifts Redblacks over Tiger-Cats 30-29 in pre-season game
OTTAWA — Hamilton Tiger-Cats coach Kent Austin didn’t worry about wins or losses on Thursday night, which was a good thing.
Ray Early kicked a 37-yard field goal with 68 seconds left to play to give the Ottawa Redblacks a 30-29 win over the Tiger-Cats, who had a nine-point lead with six minutes to play.
“I think our effort was pretty good and we played a pretty clean game, but game’s like this, the only thing that’s important is that you learn from it,” said Austin, adding that the late loss was a teachable moment. “Learn from it as an individual player, learn from it as a football team.
“We had a nine-point lead and we let them get back in the game. We need to learn to be more resilient and extent the lead.”