Redblacks eke out another win over Elks to move to within two points of first in the East

Five days after erupting for 37 points, the Ottawa Redblacks offence tripped over itself a lot at TD Place on Friday night.

Fortunately, the defence and Lewis Ward were there to pick it up.

The end result was another positive outcome against the sinking Edmonton Elks, this time in a 20-14 final.

The victory, in front of 18,427 fans, gave the Redblacks their first two-game winning streak since last July and also matched their highest win total in the past four seasons.

At 4-2, they are two points behind the East Division leading Montreal Alouettes, who are 5-2 and on a bye this week.

The Elks dropped to 0-6, mostly because they were unable to get any sustained attack going against the Ottawa defence.

It didn’t help that kicker Boris Bede, the goat in last week’s loss to the Redblacks, missed three field goals from outside of 40 yards.