The Moose Jaw Giants, meanwhile, will have a bit of work ahead of them if they’re to do the same.
The Canadians battled to 4-2 victory over the Golden Hawks in their ‘A’ side semifinal on Wednesday night at Kaplan Field in Regina to remain in the winner’s bracket, while the Giants dropped a 12-5 decision to the Earl Grey Rockets later in the evening and were knocked the first round of ‘B’ side competition.
As a result, the Canadians will face the Rockets in the opening game of the playoff tournament in Regina on Sept. 12, with the winner advancing to play for the title and loser dropping to the ‘B’ final
The Canadians (11-2-0) and Earl Grey (10-3-1) finished one-two in the regular-season standings and split their two meetings, with the Rockets taking a 5-4 win way back on July 9 in Regina and the Canadians prevailing 9-1 in the rematch at Lyle Helland Ball Diamond on Aug. 11.
The Giants won their playoff opener 9-8 over the Regina Gold on Monday and will now face Standing Buffalo (7-6-0) in their first ‘B’ side game on Tuesday, Sept. 8 in Regina.
They also split their regular season match-ups, with the Giants (9-5-0) taking a 12-1 win on July 9 and losing 8-2 in the second game on Aug. 13.
The winner of the ‘B’ side quarter-final will face the winner of the Regina Gold and Golden Hawks on Thursday, Sept. 10. The winner of that contest will play the ‘A’ side final loser to advance to the league final during the championship tournament on Sept. 12.
