On Sunday, Aug. 4, the Victoria Harbourcats secured a Western Conference League (WCL) playoff spot, despite losing 3-2 to the Bellingham Bells. 

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Injuries, a roster in-flux B次元官网网址� the Harbourcats have had a lot to overcome this season. Despite these challenges, this is the fourth consecutive year the team has made the playoffs. 

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With 28 wins, the Harbourcats rank fourth in the WCLB次元官网网址檚 North Division behind the Wenatchee AppleSox (34 wins), the Bellingham Bells (31 wins) and the Edmonton Riverhawks (31 wins). Teams are still competing, so it isnB次元官网网址檛 clear who the Harbourcats will play first. 

From Thursday, Aug. 8 until the end of the season, the team will no longer have access to Royal Athletic Park, which will be used to host the CFLB次元官网网址檚 Touchdown Pacific game on Aug. 31. The Harbourcats will play their first home playoff game at the Serauxmen Stadium in Nanaimo. 

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They have two regular season games to play against the Carvallis Knights on Tuesday, Aug. 6 and Wednesday, Aug. 7 before the playoffs begin on Saturday, Aug. 10.