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By Greg Campbell

Huskies escape with win to sweep season series

Ryker Frank has 220 yard day on offense

Oct 15, 2022 | 5:31 PM

The battle of Saskatchewan, part two, was a game to behold with the Saskatchewan Huskies winning a nail-biter over the Regina Rams 23-20 at Griffiths Stadium to improve to 6-0 for the third time in program history.

Regina came into the contest ranked number second in the nation and sporting a 4-1 record, their sole loss coming off the foot of David Solie weeks ago at Mosaic Stadium.

For a second consecutive home contest, the Huskies faced adversity early, falling behind 12-3 four minutes into the second quarter off a Christian Katende one-yard scamper into the end zone.

Yet, in a battle between a fifth-year senior quarterback and first-year freshman, it was the Regina hometown kid in Mason Nyhus that shouldered the load. The Hec Creighton potential nominee led back-to-back touchdown drives, flipping a nine point deficit into a five point lead heading into the half.

The second half saw the two sides trade defensive blows, with a pair of David Solie field goals from 18 and 37 yards respectively extending the lead to 23-12.

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From what fans witnessed back at Mosaic Stadium earlier on in the season, no lead is safe.

Noah Pelletier scored on a one yard run to cut the lead to three following a two-point conversion. Jaxon Ford then recovered an Aldo Galvan online kickoff to give the Rams a chance to drive for a tie or the win.

On the next play, the freshman quarterback from Balfour, Alberta threw his third interception of the afternoon, sealing a 15th straight win at home for the Huskies.

Ryker Frank continues to be a spark for Scott Flory and his team. Coming into the contest, the Regina Leboldus product was second in the Canada West Conference with 436 yards on the ground. Frank took centre stage on Saturday afternoon finishing the contest with 18 carries for 88 yards on the number one rush defence in the west (68 yards per game), while also producing eight catches for 132 yards.

Daniel Perry got in on the action with three receptions for 55 yards, with Kody Gutek securing Nyhus’ sole touchdown through the air.

Linebacker Lane Novak steadied a Huskies defence that held the Rams in check to 228 yards total on 61 offensive plays, including three interceptions.

Noah Pelletier finished a measly 5 of 12 for 30 yards, with his longest pass on the afternoon being a 10 yarder.

A big reason outside the defence why the Rams stayed in this game was the punting ability of Aldo Galvan, who continued to impress, averaging 44 yards on seven points, including two inside the 20-yard line and a 64 bomb earlier in the contest.

The win secures home field advantage through the Hardy Cup playoffs for the Huskies, who will look to ride a similar path to last year on route to a Vanier Cup appearance.

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