If everything goes according to plan for the Moose Jaw Mustangs this weekend, there will be plenty of South Sask Lacrosse League gold medals coming their way.
And that’s most certainly a possibility, given how things went for local teams throughout the regular season.
The first Mustangs team to hit the floor will be the Under-15 crew, who head into the post-season with a 9-1-2 record. That was good enough for second place behind the unbeaten 10-0-2 Swift Current Rampage -- and yes, both their ties came against the Mustangs.
The U15 Mustangs play the Carlyle Cobras (0-12-0) in their opener, with that contest going at 5:15 p.m. at the Kinsmen Arena.
The U13 Mustangs head into playoffs as one of the definitive favourites, having gone undefeated in the regular season with an 11-0-1 record. As a result, they’ll receive a bye through the first round of the double-knockout tournament and face the winner of the QCMBL Crossfire (5-5-2) and Swift Current Rampage 1 (5-6-1) at 6:45 p.m. at the Red Knight Arena.
The U17 Mustangs also finished in first place, putting together a 9-1-0 record in the process, and join their younger brethren in receiving a first-round bye. They’ll face the winner of the Weyburn Thrashers (5-4-1) and Swift Current Rampage (3-7-0) in their first game Saturday at 3:15 p.m. at the Red Knight Arena.
In the U11 division, the Mustangs 1 and 2 finished with almost identical records and both open their tournaments on Saturday.
The Mustangs 2 put together a 5-4-2 mark in the regular season and take on the Weyburn Thrashers 1 (5-5-0) at 11:30 a.m. at the Red Knight Arena. The Mustangs 1 play their first game immediately after against the Weyburn Thrashers 2 (4-7-0) and are on the floor at 12:30 p.m. at the Red Knight.
The tournament continues throughout the weekend with the gold medal games on Sunday afternoon.
