The Regina Thunder started the 2010 season 3-0, with a record of 139 points for and only 47 against. After soundly beating the Saskatoon Hilltops 48-23 on September 11th, they had good reason to look forward to the rematch on Saturday night. What they got was a huge dose of reality as they were embarrassed by the Hilltops 54-7.
The Hilltops came to play. Their intensity was tremendous from beginning to end, and it showed on the scoreboard. The Thunder on the other hand looked unprepared, had no intensity, and at times looked confused. Saskatoon won every aspect of the game. Offence, defence, special teams and coaching.
Losing in Saskatoon against the always tough Hilltops is nothing to be ashamed of, but losing the way they did is. In a game that had such a huge impact on the standings, you would have expected a better effort. The Thunder went in with a 25 point lead in the tie breaker race so a loss by a few points would not have been that bad, but a loss by this many means the Hilltops now own that tie breaker.
As Saskatoon did following their loss a week ago, Regina must now regroup and prepare for their game in Calgary against the Colts who are coming off a 58-0 thrashing of the Edmonton Huskies. They too will have revenge on their minds as they no doubt remember the beating they took in Regina. Championship teams have the ability to rebound from big losses, weāll see if the Thunder can do just that.
Warren Schienbein
Director
Regina Thunder Football Club
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