'Mistakes are going to happen': Lions eager to rebound in rematch with Redblacks

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have a shot at redemption this week.

Last Friday, the Lions coughed up a 17-point second-half lead en route to a 34-33 loss to the Ottawa Redblacks. Just seven days later, B.C. (5-7) will look to flip the script when it hosts Ottawa (4-8) for the back half of a home-and-home series.

Seeing the same team two weeks in a row comes with advantages, said Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke, but B.C. fully expects the visitors to make adjustments heading into the rematch.

“Certainly that loss, I think, is still fresh for us," he said. "But in terms of scheme and strategy, I think we know who they are, who their identity is. But we’re always going to be expecting something new.”

The Lions will once again see Dustin Crum at quarterback for the Redblacks. Ottawa's No. 1,