Cowichan Bulldogs receiver Evan Rhode, front left, is hit just as the ball arrives by Nanaimo Redmen opponents Riley McEachern, middle, as Taylor Saine, right, also looks to make a play. The Redmen won the shootout-style exhibition game five touchdowns to one and went on to pick up wins over Coquitlam and Meadow Ridge later that afternoon Sunday at May Richards Bennett Pioneer Park.