Narrowed to Two

Well the Vipers opponent has been officially narrowed down to two possibilities after both Salmon Arm and Penticton won four straight games in the first round to advance and play each other in round two of the playoffs. As for the Vipers they still have to wait to see who they will play as Trail and Westside battle it out in their series. The Warriors took game four which leaves the series tied at two a piece. The two will continue the battle on Thursday night in Westside and will have to again travel back to Trail for a game six scheduled for Friday night.
Full credit going to both Quesnel and Merritt for their efforts in beating both the Vees and Backs. Last night saw the Millionaires score three goals in the third period after being down 5-0, but after bringing the game within two it was just too late as the Vees scored an empty net goal and finished the game 6-3 for the series win. As for Merritt, if there was an award to hand out for team with the biggest heart they would get it hands down. This team never quit all year and battled through every game against Salmon Arm and last night saw them get within one but the Backs wouldn't allow a goal in the third to keep the lead and also win their series.
So now the both Backs and Vees will take the weekend off and face each other on Tuesday while the Vipers continue to practice and wait to see who they will face in the Interior Semi-Finals.

Quick Stats -
 The Silverbacks went 3-2-1 in the regular season against the Vees but ended the season two points shy of Penticton to finished third in the standings while Penticiton finished second.

The Vipers have gone 4-1-0-1 against Trail and 4-0-1-1 against Westside in the regular season with Westside finishing five points ahead of Trail placing them fourth and fifth in the standings.