Veteran Ricky Ray returns to lead Argos to impressive home win over Alouettes
TORONTO — Ricky Ray showed Saturday just how valuable he is to the Toronto Argonauts.
Ray returned from a shoulder injury to throw four first-half TD strikes as Toronto snapped a three-game losing streak with a 38-6 victory over the Montreal Alouettes. Ray now has 100 touchdown passes for his Argonauts tenure, breaking Condredge Holloway’s club record (98) before a season-high BMO Field gathering of 16,326.
Ray missed last week’s 21-9 loss in Montreal with a shoulder injury suffered in a 41-24 home loss to Calgary on Aug. 3. With Ray sidelined, Jeff Mathews and Cody Fajadro were a combined 18-of-28 passing for 142 yards versus the Als.
Ray finished 35-of-43 passing for 377 yards on Saturday, the seventh time this year he’s surpassed the 300-yard plateau. The only blemish on his performance was Montreal’s Dominique Tovell returning a Ray deflection 61 yards for the TD to end the third.