OTTAWA - Sean Whyte's kicking was enough for Montreal as the Alouettes held off the Ottawa Redblacks for a 15-7 victory on Friday night.
The win was the fourth in the past five games for the Alouettes (5-8), who are in first place in the East Division following a 1-7 start to the season.
Ottawa (1-11), meanwhile, has now dropped nine straight games. However, the Redblacks did give their fans a rare treat in Friday's loss.
Prior to a touchdown run from Jonathan Williams in the final minute of the second quarter, Ottawa hadn't scored a touchdown at home since a different Jonathan Williams had an interception return for a touchdown in the opening two minutes against the Calgary Stampeders back on August 24th -- a touchdown drought of 33 days.
That was all the scoring the Redblacks had as their offence sputtered after scoring a season-high 32 points during a loss on the road to the Saskatchewan Roughriders last Sunday.
The only offence in the second half, were a pair of punt singles and a field goal from Whyte for Montreal.
