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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers weren’t any match for the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Shaq attack.

Shaq Evans had seven receptions for 193 yards and a touchdown in the Riders’ 21-6 win over the visiting Blue Bombers on Saturday.

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He now has 60 receptions for 1,096 yards and five touchdowns this season. He had 50 catches for a team-high 785 yards in 2018 — without scoring a TD — and vowed to improve on those statistics in his second CFL season.

“It feels great when you set a goal like that,” Evans said. “I pretty well set that goal since the end of the season last year. I felt like I could have had it last year, but things just didn’t work out. To get it this year is a testament to my work ethic, the work I put in during the off-season, and the determination that I had.”

Evans underwent off-season shoulder surgery that slowed his progress during the pre-season. He picked up the pace during the regular season and is fifth in the league in receiving yardage.