Blazers, Royals set to begin first-round battle going in opposite directions
KAMLOOPS — As Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarter-Final faces off tonight (Mar. 22) in Victoria, it features two teams that are heading in different directions.
While Victoria coasted down the stretch with B.C. Division all wrapped up — evident by the 8-0 loss in Kamloops last week — the Blazers were playing for their playoff lives and went on a roll, winning six of the last seven games to bring momentum to the Island where they haven’t won a game this season.
“Yeah, I think we can build on a lot of things we did here in our last game,” said 19-year-old forward Zane Franklin, the Blazers’ leading scorer during the regular season with 68 points. “Our game’s really come together here in the last couple weeks, so I think if we just continue to build off those recent games, things should work out.”