But things went sour at the perfectly wrong time on Monday afternoon — and it would lead to a 12-4 loss to the Lumsden Cubs in the league championship final at Andrie Diamond.
The Canucks would manage only seven hits and commit seven errors, a far cry from their showing a day earlier where they pounded out 20 hits and would take a 23-13 win over the Regina Pacers in the semifinal.
It looked good for the home team in the title game, as they took a 3-0 lead out of the first inning. Lumsden would get all of that back the very next frame, though, and wouldn’t look back the rest of the way, putting up runs in every inning and holding the Canucks scoreless until the seventh — by which time they held a 12-3 lead.
Brogan Bowes finished the game with a 2-for-3 showing that included a pair of runs scored to lead Moose Jaw’s offence, while Kyren Ernest and Zayden Anderson had the team's other runs.
Anderson got the start and allowed six earned runs on six hits, while Bowes tossed the final four innings and gave up only three earned runs on eight hits while striking out six.
Things were far different on Sunday afternoon — even if they did get a bit scary midway through the game.
The Canucks would take a 10-5 lead into the fourth inning but would surrender six runs to fall behind 11-10. Moose Jaw recovered quickly, though, putting up four in their half of the fourth and led 15-13 in the sixth when they sent 10 batters to the plate, scoring eight runs and invoking the mercy rule.
Anderson had an outstanding game at the plate, going 4-for-4 with three doubles, four runs scored and five runs batted in, while Bowes was 3-for-4 with four RBI, Hunter Scott 3-for-4 with four runs scored and Ernest 2-for-4 with four runs. Kaison Skeoch had a 3-for-3 showing and crossed the plate twice; Kohl Olson went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Skeoch tossed three innings and allowed six earned on eight hits while striking out six, Spenser Craig finished things off by allowing four earned on seven hit and four strikeouts.
