The Kitchener Waterloo Braves won a hard fought battle over on the Orangeville Northmen on Thursday night at the Kinsmen Arena and with the victory the Braves clinched a spot in the Junior A Lacrosse playoffs.

Joel Tinney came through with a big performance for K-W with a hat trick. Chris Cloutier and Jake Pleon also scored for the Braves who improve their record to 10 wins and 7 losses this year.

The Braves next game is on Sunday night on the road against the league leading Six Nations Arrows.