Ripley Novices advance to finals for Jacobi Cup

The Ripley Wolves Novice rep. team has defeated Minto in the semi-finals, three games two, to advance to the finals for the Jacobi Cup.

The Novices got off to a rough start, losing the first two games, each with a score of 3-1, before surprising the Minto Mad Dogs, with two consecutive wins, 4-1 and 4-2, taking the series to game five.

March 9 in Harriston, the Wolves dug into the Mad Dogs and took the match, 5-1, and the series.

They now face off against the Lucknow Sepoys for the Jacobi Cup, with the series opening in Ripley, Saturday, March 18, at 2 p.m. Game 2 is slated for Lucknow, Monday, March 20, at 6 p.m.