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Midget Rebels drop game four, deciding game goes Saturday

The Alberta Midget Hockey League championship series is going down to the wire.

EDMONTON — The Alberta Midget Hockey League championship series is going down to the wire.

Brock Rezansoff scored with three minutes remaining in the third period Thursday to give the Edmonton Southside Athletics a 1-0 win over the Red Deer Optimist Rebels Chiefs, forcing a fifth and deciding game in the best-of-five series Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Arena.

Jordan Papirny stopped all 21 shots he faced in the Southside net, while Matt Zentner made 28 saves in a losing cause.

The AMHL champion will travel to Vancouver to face the North West Giants in the Pacific Region final, with the winner advancing to the Telus Cup tournament April 22-28 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

Vancouver North West captured the B.C. Major Midget League championship two games to one over the Okanagan Rockets.