The Pickering Red Sox trailed early in both the series and deciding game, but came back on both accounts and won the best of three 2-1 with an 8-4 home win Thursday night.
(4)PICKERING VS (5) LEASIDE (Pickering wins series 2-1)
LEASIDE 7 PICKERING 5
PICKERING 14 LEASIDE 9
PICKERING 8 LEASIDE 4
W- RYAN CLARK
L- JORGE FRUGONI
SV- MARK CHEESEMAN
The GTBL Championship weekend is ready to go, as the remaining four teams will chase the 2019 title. The defending champion Thornhill Reds will host Pickering in game one, while the number one seeded Newmarket Hawks will host East York, both played Friday evening. The rest of the double knockout tournament takes place at Bishops Cross, Saturday and Sunday.
FRIDAY
(Gm 1) (6)EAST YORK AT (1)NEWMARKET 7:30pm in Newmarket
(Gm 2) (4)PICKERING AT (2)THORNHILL 7:30pm in Thornhill
SATURDAY at Bishops Cross
(Gm 3) 10am- Loser 1 vs Loser 2
(Gm 4) 12:30pm- Winner 1 vs Winner 2
(Gm 5) 3pm- Winner 3 vs Loser 4
SUNDAY at Bishops Cross
(Gm 6) 10am- Winner 4 vs Winner 5
(Gm 7) 12:30pm- If Necessary