Proof of their great rivalry, the Cactus of Victoriaville and the Unicanvas of Thetford Mines will cross the iron for a third consecutive year in the final of the B45 division, in the major baseball league of Quebec (LBMQ).
The protégés of Rylan Sandoval will try to overcome their eternal rivals for a third time successive. Last year, the Victoriavillois beat the Thetfordois in five parts. In 2023, the formation of wood-francs swept the Blue Sox (old team) in four games.
This year, during the regular calendar, the two teams clashed four times. The representatives of Bois-Francs won three of these duels. The campaign being a thing of the past, the director general of the cactus, René-Dave Pelchat, expects the next series to be warmly disputed. “It always gives good series against Unicanvas. We often compete from year to year. We know what to expect,” said number 28.
Being one of the pillars of the cactus, Josué Peley will certainly have an important role in the face of Unicanvas. The number 12 also knows that the series will not be easy to win. “They have very good starters with Jonathan Paquet, Matt Marsh and Josh Vincent. It is never easy against this team. It will be up to us to continue playing our baseball. The important thing will be to win tight matches. We are confident and happy. We are very looking forward to,” he said.
The player player also praised the quality of the rivalry between the cactus and the unicanvas. “Thetford Mines has won for a long time. It is a group of players who do not let go. I know a lot of guys among them. It will be pleasant,” he said. Peley also hopes to see the Victoriavillian supporters to move near Thetford Mines, during the games at the Desjardins stadium. “The rivalry will not be fair on the field. We will hear about it,” he wanted.
The first match in the series takes place Sunday (September 14) at 3 p.m., at the Rémi-Deshaies stadium.
In the case of Pier-Olivier Dostaler, injured, he is still awaiting a return to the game. The number 20 has still not seen any action since the start of the playoffs.
Respect for Big Bill
After the fifth and last match of the series between the Cactus and the Big Bull, which took place Thursday (September 11), René-Dave Pelchat wished to salute the work of the opponent throughout the four series. “I have a lot of respect for Coaticook. It is a team that improved a lot in recent years. She went to get several good young players. praised the left -handed launcher.
Josué Peley, on the other hand, praised the great work of the two Japanese launchers belonging to the training of Coaticook, Sora Sakashita and Yoshitaka Nammoku. “I find them so good,” he said.
The only victory of the Big Bill against the Cactus, in the quarter -final series, was acquired by the brand 3 to 1, during the second duel (September 5). The Victoriavillois, them, signed gains from 8 to 3, 1 to 0, 20 to 4 and 6 to 4. “Hats off to our team. We were very good. In the last two games, we exploded offensively. There have been a lot of good contacts. Our launchers continued to launch a lot of catches. So we don’t put ourselves in the disorder. Pelchat, proud of the work accomplished so far.
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