Both teams were eliminated in their respective semifinals on Saturday afternoon, with the 13U crew falling 6-5 to the Estevan Brewers and the 11U Canucks dropping a 9-5 decision to the Regina Expos.
For the 13U AAAs, it was another hard-fought battle after they upset the regular-season unbeaten Lumsden Cubs in the quarter-final earlier this week.
Riding a solid pitching performance from Ryder Hicks, the Canucks stayed in contact with the Brewers courtesy a solo home run from Ryan Giibbs in the fourth inning and a two-run home run from Hunter Scott in the sixth.
The latter round-tripper brought Moose Jaw within a run, and they’d get the tying and winning run on base before Estevan was able to close things out.
The Brewers will face Swift Current in the league final.
The 11U AAAs found themselves holding a 3-2 lead in the second inning, but Regina racked up three runs in the third and another four in the fourth to take control of the contest. Moose Jaw attempted a final inning rally with a pair of runs, but would fall short.
Jackson Boyle had a double and run scored for the Canucks, while Drayson Silbernagel had a hit, drew a pair of walks, scored a run and knocked one in. Riley Ducharme, Rhett Benaschuk and Sam Gaucher scored their other runs.
Zaid Guillaume and Dillon Flanagan saw action on the mound.
