Photo by CHRIS FOWLER
Salmon Arm, BC – The matchup is set for round two as the Highway 97 Rivalry will be renewed when the Salmon Arm Silverbacks and the Vernon Vipers meet in a best-of-seven series with the winner moving on to the Conference Finals.
It will be the first meeting between the two teams in the playoffs since the 2018/19 post-season in which the Vipers took down the Silverbacks in five games. The teams have met five prior times in post-season history.
The Vipers are coming off a round one victory over the West Kelowna Warriors. Vernon dropped two of the first three games against West Kelowna before they turned the tables and won three straight games to knock out the Warriors in six.
Salmon Arm will come into the series well rested as they will be coming off a eight-day break following their game four-game sweep of the Prince George Spruce Kings.
Interior Conference Semifinal Schedule
Game 1: Friday, April 14 – Vernon at Salmon Arm, 7:00PM
Game 2: Saturday, April 15 – Vernon at Salmon Arm, 7:00PM
Game 3: Tuesday, April 18 – Salmon Arm at Vernon, 7:00PM
Game 4: Wednesday, April 19 – Salmon Arm at Vernon, 7:00PM
Game 5: Friday, April 21 – Vernon at Salmon Arm, 7:00PM *
Game 6: Sunday, April 23 – Salmon Arm at Vernon, 6:00PM *
Game 7: Tuesday, April 25 – Vernon at Salmon Arm, 6:00PM *
*If necessary
Tickets will go on sale tomorrow morning at 9:00AM.