The Williams Lake Mustangs have managed to last during a tough playoff series against the 100 Mile House Wranglers, and game six will be on home ice on Saturday, March 8.
Despite trailing in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) standings throughout the season, the Mustangs have risen to the occasion, and the newly-minted team has put up determined resistance in order to push the Wranglers.
The Wranglers, who won both the Cariboo Cup and the Doug Birks Division during the regular season, faced off against divisional rivals the Mustangs twice in 100 Mile House and twice in Williams Lake last week.
While the Wranglers started the series off strong with a close 2-1 victory on Friday, Feb. 28 at the South Cariboo Rec Centre, the Mustangs came back for a 4-3 victory on Saturday, March 1 to tie them and followed with a decisive 3-1 victory on Monday, March 3 at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex.
The Wranglers rallied on Tuesday, March 4, however, with a dramatic 1-0 overtime victory.
On Tuesday night the 100 Mile House team came in with a chip on their shoulders, managing the dramatic win in OT.
The 100 Mile House Wrangles return to home ice on Friday, March 7 for the fifth game of the series with the puck dropping at 7 p.m. and then both teams are back in Williams Lake for game six Saturday.
With files from Misha Mustaqeem.
