'Need to Clean up': Lions Look to Get First Win of the Season versus Unbeaten Elks
Buck Pierce says B.C. must cut self-inflicted mistakes after special teams breakdowns and a league-high 37.7 points allowed per game.
- On Saturday, the winless B.C. Lions face the undefeated Edmonton Elks at the Apple Bowl in Kelowna, as head coach Buck Pierce aims to break the team's 0-3 losing skid.
- Following a 0-3 start, the Lions fired special teams coordinator Cory McDiarmid on Sunday, with injuries further impacting the roster including defensive lineman Levi Bell, linebacker Ben Hladik, and defensive back T. J. Lee.
- B.C. suffers from poor field position, starting drives on their own 32-yard line—the league's worst mark in 10 seasons—while the defence concedes a league-high 37.7 points per game.
- "We need to clean up some things," Pierce said after practice at Kelowna Secondary School. "You can do a lot of things well, but you have those three or four plays a game that you can't have."
- Despite the Lions winning 12 of their last 13 against Edmonton, Elks quarterback Cody Fajardo said, "We know we're never out of it," emphasizing his team's resilience.
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The Toronto Star
‘Need to clean up’: Lions look to get first win of the season versus unbeaten Elks
KELOWNA - The B.C. Lions have done a lot of things right, but it’s what they’ve done wrong that has resulted in them starting the CFL season 0-3.
Winnipeg Free Press
'Need to clean up': Lions look to get first win of the season versus unbeaten Elks
KELOWNA - The B.C. Lions have done a lot of things right, but it’s what they’ve done wrong that has resulted in them starting the CFL season 0-3.
GAME PREVIEW: Elks at Lions
The undefeated Edmonton Elks are headed to Kelowna, B.C., where they will take on the winless BC Lions at the Kelowna Apple Bowl in CFL Week 5 action on Saturday, July 4 at 5 p.m. MDT. Catch the action live on TSN, 880 CHED and CFL+ With a record of 3-0, Edmonton sits atop the CFL West Division, while the Lions are at the bottom of the standings with an 0-3 mark. TEAM’S BEST START IN YEARS The Elks are off to their best start since 2017, when Ed…
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