Juniors fall short at provincials

August 18, 2014

It wasn't the outcome the Creemore Barons, Aurora Jays or Barrie Red Sox wanted when they attended provincial championships this past weekend.

The three junior teams failed to make the finals at their respective tournaments. Aurora and Barrie attended the AA tournament while Creemore was at the A tournament.

Barrie lost their first two games knocking them out. In the first, Walker Homesites overpowered with a 7-5 win. The second game was a tight battle with Richmond Hill going 10 innings but Barrie fell short in a 6-5 loss.

Aurora advanced to the third round after a 10-3 thrashing of Martingrove, but lost the next two games to Walker Homesites in a close 3-2 contest and a 7-4 defeat to Chatham.

The Barons had a steady streak of wins to open the tournament. They handily beat Dundas 13-5 in their first game, had a close 8-7 victory over Wyoming for their second, and a 10-4 win over Cambridge in the third game. Creemore came up against a strong Stratford team in the fourth game and suffered an 11-1 loss. They met the London based team, Eager Beaver, in the fifth game and took a 7-5 loss.