Raiders Lead 2-0 in the RMLL, While the Race for the Founders Heats Up

Raiders Lead 2-0 in the RMLL, While the Race for the Founders Heats Up

Only six teams remain in the hunt for a Minto Cup, as the OJLL wrapped up their semi-final series and awaits the finals.

The Coquitlam Adanacs and Port Coquitlam Saints punched their ticket to the Minto, and will compromise half the field. The other two teams will come from the winner of the series between the Orangeville Northmen and the winner of the Edmonton Miners and the Okotoks Raiders.

The Raiders currently lead the RMLL finals 2-0.

The BCJALL and OJLL final series will both begin Wednesday night, which gives some time for lacrosse fans in those provinces to turn their attention to other levels. Read more below about the battles going on in Jr. B lacrosse around the nation.

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Ontario

Mimico and Orangeville both closed out their games with impressive efforts on Saturday. Check out the recap of those games and series from LCD’s Jon Donville below!

In the OJBLL, the final series is also now set. The Kahnawake Hunters defeated the Orangeville Northmen in three games to advance to the OJBLL finals. One name to know from the hunters is Owen Rice, who has 26 goals and 43 points in just 12 games.

They will play in the finals against the Elora Mohawks, who are led in scoring by Brinley Wilson, who has 22 goals and 48 points in just 9 games during the playoffs. Elora defeated the St. Catharines Athletics in three games.

The Mohawks and Hunters will battle in the finals with a trip to the founders cup on the line.

Meanwhile in the MSL, Six Nations showed no rust in their first game after the round one bye. Cody Jamieson led with 5 points and they defeated the Cobourg Kodiaks 13-7.

British Columbia

It was a quiet weekend in the BCJALL as we await the final series beginning Wednesday.

But the action was significant in the WLA, where just four games remain on the schedule. The standings remain crowded however, with New Westminster and Coquitlam sitting at 7 wins (the Salmonbellies have one game remaining).

The key matchup remaining is the contest between Maple Ridge and New Westminster. The Salmonbellies need to win to avoid a potential three-way tie with the Burrards and Adanacs. While the Burrards will need to win at least one of their two remaining games to stay in the hunt. Coquitlam is done their season and needs some breaks to make the playoffs.

In Jr. B, the Victoria Shamrocks took home their second straight title in Tier 1 last night with a game two win over the Coquitlam Adanacs. The full stream of that game can be found below!

Alberta

In the RMLL, the Raiders took game one of their final series agains the Edmonton Miners. Highlights of that game can be found below.

And in game two, the Raiders won again by a score of 10-5. The highlights of that one can be found below as well.

Both of those games were home games for the Miners, who will be fighting for their lives next weekend in Calgary. Edmonton will need to win at least one to extend the series.

Dylan Belliveau has 3 goals and 8 assists in the series for Okotoks.

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