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With the Mooretown Flags loss to Essex Tuesday
night, the Wallaceburg Lakers have locked up first
place in the Great Lakes Junior C North Division.
Wallaceburg sports a 24-5-1 record, and is 19 points
ahead of current second place Alvinston (14-16-2)
and 21 points ahead of Mooretown (13-15-2). Neither
team has enough games to catch the Lakers who have
won their second straight North Division title. Over
half of the Lakers wins have come at home, as the
team did not lose a home game till late in
December, winning 13 straight before dropping their
last two home games to South Division leaders Belle
River and Essex.
The
rest of the North Division is racing for placement
in the playoffs. The Mooretown Flags sit two points
behind the Alvinston Flyers, but have played 30
games compared to Alvinstons 32. But the Flags
have been on a slump as of late, losing their last
four games, while Alvinston has won two of their
last five games. The last time the Flags and Flyers
met was back on November 21st, with Mooretown
winning 6-5. The two teams will meet twice before
the season ends, including the final game of the
season on February 4th in Alvinston, which could
turn out to be a prelude to a playoff match up.
The other
race is a playoff race, as Blenheim and Dresden each
have 18 points in 30 games, and look to fill that
final playoff spot. Blenheim (9-21-0) currently
holds the advantage over Dresden (7-19-4), but have
lost their last six in a row. Dresden has won two of
their last four, including their latest victory, a
7-2 win over Blenheim. The two teams faceoff against
each other two more times this season, as they push
for the final playoff spot in the North Division.
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