Sully Fox leaps to knock down a pass right before the quarterback is sacked as the Dauphin Clippers beat the Winnipeg Falcons, 33-20, in an exhibition game, Friday.

The Falcons and St. Vital Mustangs are playing a series of exhibition games against teams in the Rural Manitoba Football League as a means of gauging their competitiveness before joining the league next season at the earliest.

The Clippers open the regular season, Thursday, when they host the defending RMFL champion Swan Valley Tigers in a rematch of last year’s final. Game time is 4:30 p.m.