Regina Thunder win third straight, defeat Calgary Colts 37-9

The Regina Thunder earned its third straight win, and second-straight against the Calgary Colts, with a 37-9 win at Leibel Field on Sunday.

The Thunder allowed nine points in the first quarter but that would be all Calgary would muster.

Calgary struck first, with running back Ike Okafor scoring on a 20-yard run. Kicker Matt Stackhouse was good on the convert. Shortly after that, Calgary’s defence forced a safety.

From that point on, the Thunder would take control of the game.

Kicker/running back Greg Lamb missed on a 27-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter but was awarded a rouge for the team’s first points of the day.

Lamb scored on a one-yard rush in the second quarter. The Thunder converted on their two-point attempt to tie the game up at nine. Lamb rushed in his second touchdown of the game in the second quarter as well.

Quarterback Blake Scherle connected with wide receiver Ethan Douglas twice for touchdowns, once in the third and once in the fourth. Scherle finished the game with 364 passing and two touchdowns. Douglas had 106 receiving yards and two touchdowns in the win.

Backup quarterback Tanner Zaharia also completed a seven-yard touchdown pass on the day to wide receiver Sean Renouf. Lamb was good on all three of his convert attempts. The Thunder also added another single point late in the game.

The Thunder will play the Winnipeg Rifles in their regular-season finale on Oct. 13.