2007-08 Four Wheel Drives Season
The Four Wheel Drives would finish with a 13-13-0 record, earning 26 points, the same point total from the previous season, despite playing two extra games. Milverton finished in sixth place in the South Division, and qualified for the "A" playoffs.
The Drives opened the playoffs against the Georgian Bay River Rats in a best of seven quarter final series, and Milverton set the tone of the series, winning the opening game 13-2. The second game of the series was a little closer, but still a blowout, as the Four Wheel Drives defeated the River Rats 9-3. The series moved to Georgian Bay for the next two games, and Milverton would easily sweep the Rats with back to back 10-4 victories, advancing to the semi-finals.
Milverton's next opponent was the Lucknow Lancers, and the Drives took an early series lead, defeating Lucknow 3-2 in the series opener. Lucknow responded with a game two victory, but Milverton once again took the series lead with a 5-4 win in the third game. The Lancers would again tie the series in game four, then Lucknow would take control of the series with a comeback victory in the fifth game to put the Drives on the brink of elimination. Milverton fought back in the sixth game, winning 9-6, setting up a seventh and deciding game. Lucknow would emerge victorious, hanging on for a 5-4 win, to eliminate the Four Wheel Drives from the playoffs.
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