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Sabercats split road games

The varsity Sabercats picked up a shutout win while the JV team lost in Barrie
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File photo. Kenneth Armstrong/SooToday

The Sault Sabercats varsity team has settled in nicely after struggling out of the gate in the Ontario Football Conference regular season.

The team improved to 3-2 on Saturday afternoon thanks to a 24-0 victory over the Oakville Titans in Oakville.

The team has now won three straight, surrendering 16 points total in the three victories.

Sabercats Coach Matt Premo credited the Sabercats defence in the victory as the team forced five Oakville turnovers in the contest.

“We didn’t give them much at all,” Premo said.

The run of victories has done wonders for the Sabercats.

“The confidence level is high,” Premo said. “Guys are getting comfortable with their roles with the team. We’re starting to build now. We tried to reign things in and make a few adjustments with the injuries we had in the first three weeks. We really narrowed down the playbook and made sure guys were comfortable with their responsibilities and assignments. The guys are getting really comfortable.”

The varsity Sabercats wrap up the regular season on July 8 on the road against the Nipissing Wild.

In Junior Varsity action in Barrie on Saturday, the JV Sabercats dropped a 35-14 decision to the Huronia Stallions.

The Sabercats fell behind in the opening half and couldn’t battle back as the team fell to 3-2 with the loss.z

After a bye week, the varsity Sabercats return to action on July 9 against the Toronto Jr. Argos on the road to wrap up the regular season.


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Brad Coccimiglio

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A graduate of Loyalist College’s Sports Journalism program, Brad Coccimiglio’s work has appeared in The Hockey News as well as online at FoxSports.com in addition to regular freelance work with SooToday before joining the team full time.
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