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By Rick Campbell â€" . Chronicle Sports Editor _ Like any good racehorse, it appears Team Sport Junâ€" iors of the: Interâ€"City Fastâ€" ‘ball League are saving their best for last. «_ Juniors, who have gained the reputation of being the Heartbroken kids of the IFL thanks to countless oneâ€"run losses this season, have reâ€" grouped with three straight wins and are very much in the battle for an advanâ€" tageous playoff position. Floung:ering at 6â€"16 headâ€" ing intd last week‘s play, Juniors hung a 6â€"2 defeat on Stratford Wednesday then crushed Waterloo CHYM‘rs twice at Centennial Park, 8â€" 3 Thursday and 13â€"0 Sunday. ‘""I‘d have to say that‘s (catching Waterloo or Camâ€" bridge) what‘s on our minds right now,"‘ said Junior manager Peter Brill. ‘"We could see things coming toâ€" gether about a week and a half ago, everything is startâ€" ing to jell and it‘s not imposâ€" sible to catch one of those teams."~ So going into tonight‘s game in St. Clements against Cambridge, Juniors are now 9â€"16, still in sixth but closer to the 12â€"14 CHYM‘rs and also the 10â€"13 Gores in the battle to avoid sixth place and the resulting confrontation with firstâ€" place Kitchener Evergreens in the opening round of the playoffs. While Juniors are whisâ€" ASSOCIATE STORES Juniors cause of distant rumblings 20‘ frame â€" Cash & Carry in Cartons Reg. 144.98 Junior Boy‘s 44 10 Speed Bicycle tfi Sale Price Look out IFL foes 119 L* * Not Exactly as tling a happier tune, the same cannot be said of CHYM‘rs, who are singing the blues after losing their last four, three in miserable fashion. s Aside from the embarâ€" rassing losses to Juniors, CHYM‘rs also dropped a pair to the improving Guelph Ingrams, 21 in the Royal City Friday and 4â€"1 in Waterloo Sunday as a makeâ€" up contest before their match with Juniors. CHYM‘r bats have been dreadfully silent in those deâ€" feats, as they have averaged only five hits per game in the last four outings, includâ€" ing many that were regisâ€" tered after the contest was out of hand. It was all over but the cryâ€" ing after two innings Sunday night as Juniors blasted CHYM‘r starter Dan Straus and reliever Mark (Whitey) Lobsinger for 10 runs in the first two innings. Thursday Juniors jumped on CHYM‘rs for two runs in the first inning on a single Four Juniors had a pair of rbis. as their eager bats raked Waterloo for 13 hits. Ted O‘Connor had three sinâ€" gles, Dean Oberle a triple and single and Bob Fleming a pair of singles as those three plus Dana Saunders all knocked in two runs. John Dietrich and Bill Shaddick doubled for Waâ€" terloo as winning pitcher Bill Hanes silencéed Waâ€" terloo on three hits. Tires Batteries Auto Parts Accessories Taols Hardware Not Exactly as lHlustrated OPEN THURS. & FRI. TIL 9:00 PM "‘I‘m not saying we maybe couldn‘t beat Kitchener, but our goal now is to get to at least fifth, I‘m sure we‘d have a bit more! confidence against the other teams,"‘ said Fleming. by ~Saunders, triple by O‘Connor and single by Fleming and paddged that lead with a twoâ€"run homer over the centre field fence by ~Bruce Duncan in the fifth. : f ‘‘The big thing is our pitchers have a lot more confidence now than they had a while back,"" said Brill. ‘"They‘re more in conâ€" trol, they‘re getting "ahead of the batters, and we‘ve been getting more runs ourâ€" selves early in the game so we haven‘t had to come from behind as much." ‘*We didn‘t have a good (junior) eliminations, in fact we played just terrible, but now we‘re getting both the sticks (bats) and the pitching at the same time, things:are â€"coming around," said Fleming explaining his club‘s recent good fortune. Fleming, like the rest of the Juniors, is very much aware that unless his club improves its position, Tearn Sports will face Kitchener and ace pitcher Dan Yantzi in the opening round of postâ€" season play. Don Stebbings picked up his third victory in a week as he scattered seven hits to post the win. HANDY ANDY 354 KING STREET NORTH Juniors have two games, 886â€"9550 Waterloo, Ont. Sunday Gueliph popped a pair in the first and added single runs in the fourth and eighth to hand CHYM‘rs the 4â€"1 loss. 1 Rick Mcllwraith deliâ€" vered the key blow in the first with a twoâ€"run scoring single while Bill Carey and Quality, workmanship and parts are guaranteed for 1 year or 19,000 kilometers. © Install new brake linings and/or new pads. j © Resurface Rotors and drums © Inspect master and wheel cylinders. ®© Check front and rear oil seals. © Inspect all brake lines. © Repack front wheel bearings. © Clean and lubricate brake back plates. ®© Check the tires and tire pressure. © Road test car. Extra charges if calipers disc brakes need overhaul or to be replaced. 8 to 9 (Beside MacDonalds) Saturday Steve Uberig and Shadâ€" dick each had two singles for Waterloo. Friday Guelph won on two unearned runs while CHYM‘rs couldn‘t aid Lobâ€" singer with any power at the CHYM‘rs had seven hits but were mesmerized by Ronnie Robinson‘s rise ball as he held them safely at bay until the ninth when Waâ€" terloo got its lone run. Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, July 30, 1980 â€" Page 11 STORE HOURS: Mon. to Wed. 8 to 5:30 Thurs.â€"Fri. 8 to 6:30 plate. Shaddick, Larry Strathearn and Ken Neeb had the only hits off Robinâ€" son: CHYM‘rs lone contest this week is tomorrow at home at 8 p.m. against Waterâ€" down. Friday Waterloo is off to London and the senior eliminations, with their opening game being at 7 p.m. against last year‘s Onâ€" tario champion St. Cathâ€" arines Niagara Motors of the Ontario Fastball Leaâ€" gue.