Race for HCA in the finals (if teams get there) is heating up. 2 games before season its over, there is only 55 points difference between Pszczyna and Cerebreal. Will Pszczyna be able to hold on, or are they going to be passed by Cerebreal led by monster PG Barthel?
Cerebreal has 2 away games left, and Pszczyna has 2 home games,. Cerebreal is facing 7th seed Ruffian and 3rd seed Sherbrookers. I believe that Sherbrookers may pull off an upset in this game, especially if they will be forced to win it in order to get to playoffs. Ruffian will also play with knives on their throats as they are tied in win/loss ratio with 8th seed team and may possibly face relegation.
For Pszczyna the schedule seems bit easier, but it is not entirely true. Webfoots and Soul Crushers already know that they will have 4th and 3rd seed, but I dont expect any tanking. They will come out on the court to win.
Overally, everything is already decided in red conference.88s will likely face relegation (unless they can win an away game with Ottawa Lightning (who is concentrating on training) and make up over 50 points in PD to 7th seed Haylors.
We already have matchups in playoffs. Webfoots will go to Baltic Arena to face Pszczyna Team, while Soul Crushers are going to face Keyes Kops in a tough matchup. If everything goes as expected, Pszczyna should face Keyes Kops in conference final at Baltic arena.
In blue conference not much has been decided yet.
We know that first seed are going to be mighty Cerebreal, second Scarborough Stampede. It looks like sherbrookers are going to make a playoffs, but its not a sure thing yet. Overall, 4 teams will fight for 2 remaining spots, and in my opinion Sherbrookers and The Syndicate are favourites in that race.
Cerebreal should face Scarboroough on home soil in the final, but look for Sherbrookers as a possible dark horse.
Ruffian and Visoders are fighting for 7th spot. Ruffian has bit easier schedule with 2 home games, but it is possible that both teams will lose remaining games and it will come down to point difference where Ruffian has an advantage at this point. The truth is that whoever wins this race will probably remain in league II because both blue teams will be favourites in relegation series.