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Brampton's Pat Saunders and Six Nations' Eryn Jones are already playoff bound. (Photo: Ward Laforme Jr.)

With ten days of regular season ball left on the docket in Ontario, it looks like those final couple playoff spots available will come down to the wire, just like we’re seeing in BC this weekend (a win tonight by Delta over PoCo knocks the Saints out and secures a spot for the T-Men… a PoCo win keeps things very interesting… Nanaimo and PoCo play tomorrow night), with technically only the Mississauga Tomahawks completely out of the post-season mix.

The Tommies have just one win on 19 tries this year, their two points way too far out to catch even the eighth, and final, spot in the OLA playoff chase.

Five teams have locked things up, and although first place is still being hotly contested, Orangeville, Burlington, Brampton, St. Catharines and Six Nations already have enough points to sail into this year’s post-season.

Although the math says the Atheltics and Arrows still have a chance at first place, their max 32 points will likely not be enough to leap over the Northmen, Chiefs or Excels, whose end of season point total will likely be in the high 30’s.

Although the Peterborough Lakers are sittin’ pretty with 18 points and presently in sixth, they can still technically be caught, everyone outside of Toronto (and obviously Missy) with the ability to sink them.

The K-W Braves currently own the seventh spot, but take a look at what they have left below. Can they survive and eek out even just a couple points to extend their season?

Akwesasne and Barrie have strung some decent results together of late, but can they do enough to push themselves into the top eight, especially the Indians, who see three of this year’s top teams to close-out?

Can the long ago written off Beaches win-out and crash the party? Unlikely, but still doable.

Lots still to cram into ten days of lacrosse, each team’s remaining breakdown below…

Orangeville Northmen

Current Record: (15-2-0) 30 Points
Games to Play: 5
Home Games: Brampton, Akwesasne and Whitby
Away Games: Mississauga and K-W
Record vs. Remaining Teams: 5-0
Best Possible Finish: First
Worst Possible Finish: Fifth

Burlington Chiefs

Current Record: (15-3-0) 30 Points
Games to Play: 4
Home Games: St. Catharines and K-W
Away Games: Peterborough and Brampton
Record vs. Remaining Teams: 4-0
Best Possible Finish: First
Worst Possible Finish: Fifth

Brampton Excelsiors

Current Record: (14-3-0) 28 Points
Games to Play: 5
Home Games: Mississauga, Burlington and Barrie
Away Games: Orangeville and Whitby
Record vs. Remaining Teams: 3-2
Best Possible Finish: First
Worst Possible Finish: Fifth

St. Catharines Athletics

Current Record: (12-6-0) 24 Points
Games to Play: 4
Home Games: Peterborough
Away Games: Burlington, Barrie and Akwesasne
Record vs. Remaining Teams: 3-1
Best Possible Finish: First
Worst Possible Finish: Sixth

Six Nations Arrows

Current Record: (12-6-0) 24 Points
Games to Play: 4
Home Games: Akwesasne and K-W
Away Games: Mississauga and Toronto
Record vs. Remaining Teams: 3-1
Best Possible Finish: First
Worst Possible Finish: Sixth

Peterborough Lakers

Current Record: (9-9-0) 18 Points
Games to Play: 4
Home Games: Burlington and Toronto
Away Games: K-W and St. Catharines
Record vs. Remaining Teams: 2-2
Best Possible Finish: Fourth
Worst Possible Finish: Tenth

K-W Braves

Current Record: (7-11-0) 14 Points
Games to Play: 4
Home Games: Peterborough and Orangeville
Away Games: Burlington and Six Nations
Record vs. Remaining Teams: 0-4
Best Possible Finish: Sixth
Worst Possible Finish: Eleventh

Akwesasne Indians

Current Record: (7-12-0) 14 Points
Games to Play: 3
Home Games: St. Catharines
Away Games: Six Nations and Orangeville
Record vs. Remaining Teams: 1-2
Best Possible Finish: Sixth
Worst Possible Finish: Eleventh

Whitby Warriors

Current Record: (6-12-0) 12 Points
Games to Play: 4
Home Games: Brampton and Toronto
Away Games: Barrie and Orangeville
Record vs. Remaining Teams: 1-3
Best Possible Finish: Sixth
Worst Possible Finish: Eleventh

Barrie Lakeshores

Current Record: (6-12-0) 12 Points
Games to Play: 4
Home Games: Toronto, Whitby and St. Catharines
Away Games: Brampton
Record vs. Remaining Teams: 2-2
Best Possible Finish: Sixth
Worst Possible Finish: Eleventh

Toronto Beaches

Current Record: (4-14-0) 8 Points
Games to Play: 4
Home Games: Six Nations
Away Games: Barrie, Peterborough and Whitby
Record vs. Remaining Teams: 0-4
Best Possible Finish: Seventh
Worst Possible Finish: Tied Twelfth

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