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Majors To Face Maple Leafs In IBL Semifinals

The London Majors have had a long rest since they swept the Guelph Royals in the Intercounty Baseball League quarterfinals August 9, but they'll be hitting the field again Friday night.

The first-place Majors will face the fifth-place Toronto Maple Leafs in the IBL semifinals. The Maple Leafs are coming off a Game 7 win over the Brantford Red Sox in ten innings on Wednesday night. The Brantford-Toronto series had to postpone three games due to rain.

Game one is tonight at Labatt Park with the first pitch scheduled for 7:35pm.

The semifinal schedule is as follows:

Game 1: Friday, August 19 at London; 7:35pm Game 2: Sunday, August 21 at Toronto: 2pm Game 3: Tuesday, August 23 at London; 7:35pm Game 4: Wednesday, August 24 at Toronto; 7:30pm Game 5: Friday, August 26 at London; 7:35pm Game 6 and 7: TBD

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