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It’s going to be a scorcher Saturday at Molson Stadium when the Alouettes take on the Edmonton Eskimos (4 p.m., TSN1, RDS, TSN 690 Radio) and Montreal head coach Khari Jones is hoping that will help his team.

The forecast is calling for 31 degrees Celsius but will feel like 42 C with the humidity, and there’s a risk of thunderstorms. Jones is hoping his offence can wear down the Eskimos defence by giving the ball to 6-foot, 233-pound running-back Will Stanback. In the last two games — a 36-29 home win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and a 36-19 victory over the Redblacks in Ottawa — Stanback has carried the ball 40 times for 303 yards and three touchdowns.

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“We’re going to keep mixing it up and giving him the ball and, hopefully, if they want to stop tackling him after a while, I’m OK with that,” Jones said with a smile after Friday’s walk-through practice. “I feel good with the conditions and everything that we can still complete our game plan.”