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Shocking? Inexplicable? I could go on. The first round seemed like a formality for the powerful Ottawa Expedition for too many reasons to mention. But, it was the Wild Card Quebec Snake Eyes who were the high rollers in this series as they beat the Expedition three times on Ottawa turf, including the final two games by convincing scores.

Game 7 had a few critical events. One, was the big 3 run homer in the first inning by Anton Belloso to put Quebec up 3-0. Secondly, the Snake Eyes turned four ground ball double plays. The winning pitcher, Jean Martin, was not invincible, as he issued 6 free passes in 6 innings. But, the ground ball DP's and the stranded runners were too much to overcome for the team that had the best overall record in 1968.

MVP of the series was Xavier Rolland of the Expedition who batted .556.

So, the Snake Eyes will try and parlay their first round upset into a finals one as they take on Le Diamant, the FBL champs of the past two years.