One team was looking to clinch a post-season berth, the other looking to continue an amazing turn around and push for a spot among the top eight in the conference. The North Bay Battalion got the shorter end of that stick on Friday night as they lost 8-5 to the Steelheads in Mississauga, allowing their Central Division rivals to book their ticket to the post-season.

It’s just the second loss in the last ten games for the North Bay Battalion (17-40-4-0) who remain four points out of a playoff spot behind both Niagara and Kingston who were idle on Friday.

Brandon Coe had two goals while Luke Moncada, Alex Christopoulos and Christian Stevens all scored for North Bay in the loss.