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Petrolia/Mooretown rematch in Petrolia Silver Stick final Tuesday
December 29, 2025
The Independent
It will be the Petrolia Oilers and the Mooretown Flags in the Petrolia Silver Stick U18 B1 final.
The Oilers defeated Lambton Shores 3-0 to advance to Tuesday’s final. Mooretown took down Dresden 5-0. Both games were played Monday afternoon.
The wins set up the two teams for a rematch of Friday’s opening night game where the Flags beat Petrolia 4-0.
The final begins at 3 pm.
In the U18 B2 division, the East Lambton Eagles take on Dresden at 8:30 Tuesday morning in one of two semi-final match ups. The final will be played at 5 pm
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