GAME INFORMATION

Date: Saturday, Oct. 23
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Saskatoon, SK
Venue: Griffiths Stadium
Watch: Sasktel 49, 349 / Canadawest.tv
Listen: HuskieFAN

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It's the battle for the Wheat Belt. 

The Saskatchewan Huskies and Regina Rams will do battle for the first-time in a long-time on Saturday afternoon in a battle of top-ten ranked programs.

The Huskies are back at Griffiths for the second-time in as many weeks in the contest against the Rams, following their 54-27 win last week over the Alberta Golden Bears.

It was a statement game in week-three for the green-and-white. The Huskies dominated in their home opener, picking up a 27-point win and now sit alone in second-place in the Canada West with a 1-2 record.

The win was convincing enough to vault Saskatchewan up the national rankings. They enter the matchup at number-six in the country, with Regina positioned at number-ten, despite their one-point defeat last weekend. 

Saskatchewan appears to be rounding into form. They were dominant through the air and in the ground-game in week-three. They could be trouble for a Regina team that fell in week-three, losing 31-30 in overtime to the UBC Thunderbirds at Mosaic Stadium.

It was a crushing defeat for a Regina program that led 23-0 at the 13:08 mark of the fourth quarter, before the visitors came all the way back thanks to Garrett Rooker who engineered the comeback for the visitors to pick up their first win of the season.

The contest concluded a wild week-three in the Canada West, which seen the Calgary Dinos fall to the Manitoba Bisons, who completed a fourth-quarter comeback of their own after trailing by 15 points entering the final 15 minutes of the ball game, before recording a 28-20 victory.

The Bisons (3-0) now sit in first-place in the conference, while the Huskies (2-1) are trailing by a quartet of teams who stand with 1-1 records in the Golden Bears, Dinos, Rams and Thunderbirds. 

Saskatchewan will be hoping to close ground on Manitoba this weekend ahead of their week-five matchup in Winnipeg, which looms large as the conference's top dogs jostle for playoff positioning.

Head-to-head vs. Regina:

• All-time vs. Regina : Saskatchewan is 27-11
• Last 10 meetings: Saskatchewan is 8-2
• Huskies 2019 regular-season record vs. Regina: 1-0
• Last regular season meeting: 44-9 Huskies win on Sept. 13, 2019 at Mosaic Stadium

By the numbers:

771 - This Saturday afternoon's matchup with our provincial rivals at Griffiths will be the first meeting between the Huskies and Rams in 771 days. 

221 - Adam Machart was instrumental yet again in the Huskies week-three win, finishing his day with 221 total yards - the most of his 2021 campaign thus far - helping him earn U SPORTS offensive player of the week honours.

8.8 - Machart's dominance in the ground game is exemplified in helping Saskatchewan lead the nation in yards-per-carry with 8.8, more than a yard more than any other team in the country.

385 - Eight different Huskies caught passes in week three from Mason Nyhus, as the fourth-year pivot racked up 385 yards passing - a new career-high. Nyhus trails only Garrett Rooker and Josiah Joseph in the top yards-per-game marks in U SPORTS.

510.3 - Nyhus and Machart are at the forefront of a Saskatchewan offence that sits second in the country in yards-per-game this season with 510.3.

47.1 - David Solie has been a difference-maker on special teams. The Huskies punter leads the nation with an average of 47.1 yards-per-punt this season. Nine of Solie's 17 punts have been pinned inside the 20.

Elsewhere in Canada West Week 4 action:

Manitoba at UBC, Saturday Oct. 23 at 2:00 p.m.
Alberta at Calgary, Sunday Oct. 24 at 2:00 p.m.

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