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VANCOUVER — The Saskatchewan Roughriders are hoping for a different result while dealing with a similar situation.

Having defeated the 1-6 B.C. Lions 45-18 on Saturday, the Riders (3-3) on Thursday play host to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (5-1) on a short week.

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The Green and White also had five days between CFL games in early July. On July 6, the Roughriders lost 37-10 to the visiting Calgary Stampeders after posting a 32-7 home-field victory over the Toronto Argonauts on Canada Day.

“Last time we had a short week, we laid an egg,” said Riders quarterback Cody Fajardo. “We’re pretty hungry and we’re going to be fired up to prove that we can have a short week and we can be successful.”

Thursday’s scenario is similar to what transpired leading up to the Roughriders’ game against Calgary.

The Stampeders were without their starting quarterback, Bo Levi Mitchell, due to a pectoral injury. His replacement, Nick Arbuckle, threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns against Saskatchewan in his first CFL start.