Jr. C Lakers Set for Meredith Cup Semifinal Series Beginning at Home on Saturday

By Scott Arnold

The Peterborough Jr. C Lakers will begin their Meredith Cup semifinal series this weekend when they host the Cornwall Celtics at Healthy Planet Arena.

The peterborough jr. c Lakers won the central division championship friday night in whitby. they will play cornwall in the semifinals, with game one set for SAturday at 8:30pm at the healthy planet arena (photo courtesy of the jr. c lakers, via christine liu)

After capturing the Central Division championship with an 8-7 win over the Whitby Warriors on Friday night, the Lakers will now turn their attention to the best-of-five semifinal series against Cornwall.

Game 1 is set for Saturday, July 25 at 8:30 pm at Healthy Planet Arena, with Game 2 scheduled for Sunday, July 26 at 8 pm in Peterborough. The start time for Game 2 could be adjusted to 7:30 pm.

The series then shifts to Cornwall for the remainder of the schedule. If necessary, Game 4 will be played Saturday, August 1 at 5 pm, following Game 3 on Friday, July 31 at 8:30 pm. If the series reaches a deciding Game 5, it will be played Sunday, August 2 at 2 pm in Cornwall.

The Lakers are now just two series wins away from another appearance in the Meredith Cup final as they continue their pursuit of a third straight league championship.

Scott Arnold is a Journalist and Content Creator at PTBOCanada Media Inc

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