The Victoria Shamrocks have put the Nanaimo Timbermen on the brink in an Island rivalry playoff series.

The Shamrocks scored a 12-7 win against the T-men in Game 4 on Tuesday at NanaimoB次元官网网址檚 Frank Crane Arena, and Victoria now leads the best-of-seven WLA semifinal series three games to one.

The game turned early in the second period, when the Shamrocks scored three power-play goals in a three-and-a-half minute stretch as part of a 5-0 run that turned a 3-3 score into an 8-3 margin.

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Bob Heyes, Shamrocks coach, said his team got scoring from different sources and got to both Timbermen goalies.

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Victoria now has home-floor advantage to try to advance, but knows from experience that it can be hard to close out a series.

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Jake Emms, T-men alternate captain, pointed out that his team had a six-game win streak during the regular season and knows it can get momentum back on its side.

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Emms said his team needs to go into the next game feeling positive, but also feeling motivated.

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Toth said the coaching staff will come up with a game plan to give players the best chance to win, but said from there, itB次元官网网址檚 up to them.

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In TuesdayB次元官网网址檚 game, Colton Clark scored twice for Nanaimo and Dane Sorensen, Chase Fraser, Tyson Roe, Evan Messenger and Brody Eastwood also tallied. Charles Claxton and Mike DiGirolamo split time in the crease.

For the Shamrocks, Jesse King had three goals and three assists, Rob Hellyer had three goals and two helpers and Chris Wardle scored twice. Adam Shute made 36 saves for the win.

GAME ON B次元官网网址� The Timbermen and Shamrocks play Game 5 on Friday, Aug. 10, at 7:30 p.m. at VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Q Centre. Game 6, if necessary, will be Sunday, Aug. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena.

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