An exhilarating matchup for a sold-out Mosaic Stadium on Sunday ultimately ended with disappointment as the Riders came up just short of taking the 59th Annual Labour Day Classic.
“We didn’t make a couple of plays on offence to stay on the field, they made plays, we made mistakes, and they capitalized,” said Riders’ quarterback, Trevor Harris following the game.
The 35-33 victory saw the Bombers earn their fourth consecutive win to improve their season record to 6-6-0.
The Riders, who are 0-5-1 in their last six games, slipped to 5-6-1.
The Bombers and B.C. Lions are now tied with 12 points at the top of West Division. The Roughriders have 11 points.
“We could have done better. We’ve been preaching that but we didn’t. We got cats stepping up and doing their thing for this team but the standard is the standard and we have to capitalize on our …