Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Toronto Argonauts Box Score on Oct 25, 2014

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 25, 2014

Argonauts 26, Tiger-Cats 24: Steve Slaton recorded 157 combined yards and scored a touchdown as Toronto edged Hamilton again to end its four-game homestand.

Ricky Ray was 24-for-36 for 323 yards and a touchdown toss to Slaton, while Mitchell Gale also scored for Toronto (7-9), which also defeated the Tiger-Cats 34-33 two weeks ago. Nick Rosamonda and Tristan Okpalaugo recorded sacks, and James Yurichuk had a sack and an interception.

Zach Collaros completed 24-of-36 passes for 335 yards and touchdowns to Luke Tasker, Samuel Giguere and Brandon Banks for Hamilton (7-9), which fell to 1-7 on the road and is tied with the Argonauts for second in the East Division. Simoni Lawrence forced and recovered two fumbles.

Collaros didn’t complete a pass in the first quarter, allowing the Argonauts to take a 15-0 lead, but led the Tiger-Cats to 21 straight points starting with a 50-yard touchdown pass to Tasker 7:25 into the second quarter. Collaros found Giguere for a 43-yard score and Banks for 27 yards in the third quarter, but a 1-yard run by Gale put Toronto back in front with 5:17 remaining.

Gale’s touchdown was aided by an offside penalty against Hamilton, which was flagged 12 times for 117 yards. Justin Medlock hit a 45-yard field goal to bring the Tiger-Cats within a point and a wide field goal attempt by Swayze Waters kept Hamilton’s hopes alive, but Collaros was sacked on the final play.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Toronto won the season series 2-1. … RB Nic Grigsby had a difficult debut with Hamilton, recording six yards on six carries. … Tasker led all players with 138 receiving yards. … The Montreal Alouettes are alone atop the East Division, with the Tiger-Cats and Argonauts trailing by two points.