Combines force decisive game 5 in SPHL finals thanks to 4-1 win

Revering didn’t allow a goal in the 38 minutes he played, while Blake Tatchell, Brody Tatchell, and Riley Albert each recorded multi-point nights.

“[Revering] played awesome,” Combines forward Michael Pylypow said, who had the team’s third goal, giving them a 3-1 advantage halfway through the second period. “He came in and stole the game for us basically, but we’re such a close group of guys on the team that we had no problem having him come in and play. We have confidence in everyone on the team.”

Pylypow’s goal was his second of the finals and sixth of the playoffs, but just his second goal in his last six games.

He had 14 goals in 15 games in the regular season.

“It’s about time I got the monkey off the back,” he said. “That’s all I can say.”

Revering said other than the 60-minute effort, the big difference in game four was burying chances.

“We had chances in all those other games to go up a couple goals, we just couldn’t pot them,” he said. “Tonight, we were fortunate enough that the bounces went our way.”

Scoring the lone goal for the Hawks was Kobe Kindrachuk, who now leads the league in goals these playoffs with 11.

With another game needed to decide the winner, it will be the third straight series for each club that has gone the distance.

Hafford need five games to get past Glaslyn in round one and Battleford in round two, while Meota needed five games to get past Maymont in round one and Edam in round two.

“We’ve just got to keep playing our game and just have fun,” Pylypow said. “I think that’s all it’s coming down to. Go out, one more game. We’ve fought adversity the whole playoffs.”

Game five is scheduled for Saturday, March 24 at Battleford Arena, with a time still to be determined. Hafford’s home games have to be played in Battleford because it is too warm for their natural ice surface to work.

“It’s like a home game for us,” Pylypow joked. “We played well in Battleford.”

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by Nathan Kanter

Combines force decisive game 5 in SPHL finals thanks to 4-1 win

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