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Adelaide Rays finished seventh at the 2021 Australian Junior League Championship in Adelaide after denying a late Macarthur rally on Thursday.

The Rays prevailed 4-3 despite Macarthur scoring a run in the bottom of the seventh and bringing the winning run to the plate.

Ryde Hawks will face Twins in the 2021 Australian Junior League Championship gold medal game at West Beach later on Thursday.

The Hawks punched their ticket to the decider with a 4-2 win over Wanneroo Giants on Wednesday after Twins earlier blanked Adelaide Marlins to clinch a spot in the gold medal game.

Brisbane Metro will face Southern Mariners in the fifth-place playoff at the 2021 Australian Junior League Championship after shutting out Macarthur at West Beach on Wednesday.

Rubens Romero allowed just one hit in five scoreless innings to lift Metro over the New South Wales charter 11-0 in consolation game two on diamond two.

Adelaide Marlins, Ryde Hawks, Twins and Wanneroo Giants will be after spots in the 2021 Australian Junior League Championship gold medal game at West Beach on Wednesday.

The Marlins will take on Twins in the first semi-final from 11.30am on diamond one ahead of the Hawks facing the Giants from 2.15pm.

The day four schedule at the 2021 Australian Junior League Championship at West Beach has been locked in after pool play wrapped up on Tuesday.

Four states – New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia – will be represented in the semi-finals on Wednesday.

Macarthur wrapped up its Pool A schedule at the 2021 Australian Junior League Championship with a mercy-rule win over Canberra at West Beach on Tuesday.

Ryan Hurst drove in three runs and Riley Puckett tossed five shutout innings to lift the New South Wales charter to a 10-0 win on diamond one.

Adelaide Marlins can lock up their spot in the 2021 Australian Junior League Championship semi-finals at West Beach on Tuesday when they wrap up pool play with a doubleheader.

The Marlins – along with Macarthur and Southern Mariners – will be in the hunt for the final spot in the top four teams.

Macarthur denied a late comeback bid from Southern Mariners to collet its first win of the 2021 Australian Junior League Championship at West Beach on Monday.

The Mariners scored once in the top of the seventh but Jake Gaffney recorded the final out to seal a 3-2 win on diamond two.

Ryde Hawks and Wanneroo Giants will be after 3-0 starts to the 2021 Australian Junior League Championship at West Beach on Monday.

The duo took two wins from two on day one to lead the pack entering Monday’s action.

Rhys Hards went deep and three pitchers combined to lift Wanneroo to a shutout win over Macarthur at the 2021 Australian Junior League Championship at West Beach on Sunday.

Hards homered in a five-run second and it proved more than enough run support for Owen Capes, Kristian Haeusler and Tom Hewett in a 9-0 win on diamond one.