It’s a relatively quiet weekend ahead for the Holland Hurricanes with just six games scheduled across Saturday and Sunday, but those six games are all considered big ones.

The baseball ‘Canes will be busy, hosting a triple-header on Saturday in Charlottetown versus the Saint Mary’s University (SMU) Huskies in a battle for first place in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball Association (ACBA) standings. The ‘Canes enter the weekend at 8-3 and in second place, while SMU is half a game up, at 9-4, and in first place.

Game one starts at 11am, with games two and three scheduled to begin at approximately 2pm and 5pm; all three games take place at Memorial Field in Victoria Park.

The Huskies lead the season series with the Hurricanes, defeating them on September 18, 6-5, before game two of that day’s double-header was rained out.  Saturday’s triple head will make up the missed game from September 18^th, plus the cancelled double-header from September 24^th.

The ‘Canes will conclude their ACBA regular season on the road on Sunday when they visit the St. Francis Xavier (St. FX) X-Men in Antigonish, Nova Scotia; games are scheduled to take place at 1 and 3:30pm.

The X-Men enter the weekend at 5-7 and in fifth in the ACBA standings.

The top four teams from the regular season will qualify and travel to Wolfville, Nova Scotia for the 2022 ACBA Championship on October 21-23, hosted by the Acadia University.

Connect with the baseball Hurricanes at www.twitter.com/hcanesbaseball and www.instagram.com/hollandhurricanesbaseball.

The football Hurricanes will conclude the road portion of their 2022 Atlantic Football League (AFL) regular season when they visit the Dalhousie University Tigers at 1pm in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Saturday.

The Hurricanes enter the weekend at 1-1 and in third place after defeating the University of New Brunswick Saint John (UNBSJ) Seawolves in week one, followed by a close loss to the University of New Brunswick (UNB) Reds in week three.

The ‘Canes and Tigers were originally scheduled to meet in week two, but the game was cancelled due to Hurricane Fiona.

The Tigers enter at 2-0 after wins over the Seawolves and Reds and sit in first place.

Fans are encouraged to follow the action live online by visiting www.dalfootball.ca.

The Hurricanes will play their home opener on Saturday, October 15 when they host UNBSJ at the Terry Fox Sports Complex in Cornwall, PEI at 6pm.

Connect with the football ‘Canes at www.facebook.com/canesmfootball, www.twitter.com/canesmfootball and www.instagram.com/canesmfootball.

The Hurricanes soccer and rugby teams were in action on Thursday night in Sackville, New Brunswick for makeup games in the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA).  The soccer ‘Canes challenged the Crandall University Chargers, while the women’s rugby ‘Canes took on the Mount Allison University Mounties.

Goals from Reese Kelly and Emily Lepine gave the women’s soccer Hurricanes the 2-0 victory, improving their record to 3-2-2; they now sit in fourth place in the ACAA standings.

The men’s soccer Hurricanes exploded offensively for seven goals, giving them the 7-1 victory over Crandall.  Goal scorers were Jarvis McRae, Abdi Mohamud (3), Parker MacLeod, Clay Kelly and Duncan Hunt.  The Hurricanes are now 5-1-1 and in a tie for second in the ACAA standings.

The soccer ‘Canes will return to action on Wednesday, October 12 when they host the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus (Dal AC) Rams at the Terry Fox Sports Complex in Cornwall at 5pm and 7pm (women/men),

Connect with the soccer ‘Canes at www.twitter.com/caneswsoccer, www.twitter.com/canesmsoccer, www.instagram.com/caneswsoccer and www.instagram.com/canesmsoccer.

The women’s rugby ‘Canes put up a strong battle against the Mount Allison University Mounties on Thursday night on the road in a battle for second in the conference; the Mounties went on to earn the 24-20 win.

The ‘Canes fall to 2-2 with the loss, now sitting in third in the ACAA standings.  In the match, Madison Tingley had two tries, with Kathleen Curran and Julianna Seamone each with one.

The next Hurricanes women’s rugby match is scheduled for Sunday, October 16 at 2pm in Fredericton versus UNB.

Connect with the women’s rugby ‘Canes at www.instagram.com/hollandhurricanesrugby.

For more information on the Holland Hurricanes, please visit www.hollandhurricanes.com, www.facebook.com/hollandhurricanes, www.twitter.com/hc_hurricanes and www.instagram.com/hollandhurricanes.

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