The perennial league contenders improved to 8-1 on the season on Wednesday at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre, taking a 7-2 victory over Pro-Tec Electric (Stan Barnsley, 7-3) in a battle of seven-win teams.
Froehlich got things done quickly, too, scoring three in the first end and building a 5-1 lead through three before going on to a 7-3 victory in five ends.
BTN Chartered Accountants (Penny Barker, 7-1) kept pace at the top of the standings with a 6-3 win over Motion-Golden Mobility (Lorraine Arguin, 3-6). Barker did the majority of her damage with a four-spot in the first end, and after Arguin scored a pair, blanked the next two frames before going up 6-2 in the fifth. Arguin got one back in the sixth, but the two teams decided to call it a night,
John’s Music (Ryan Wenarchuk, 7-3) also moved into a tie for second, taking a 7-3 win over Fonger Wealth Management (Nick Cornea, 1-8). The two rinks were tied 1-1 through two ends, but Wenarchuk put up four in the third to take a 5-1 lead. A steal of two in the fourth further extended Wenarchuk’s lead, and after a Cornea deuce in the fifth, the teams shook hands.
The trend of big ends continued in the contest between KalTire (Dustin Woloschuk, 3-7) and KMS Construction (Ben Gamble, 6-2). Woloschuk got off to a 3-0 lead to open the contest, but Gamble rallied with single points in the third and fourth ends to close ground and then took control with a steal of five in the fifth end. A fourth straight steal, this time of two, the following frame brought things to a close with Gamble taking a 9-3 victory.
The lone game to go the distance saw Walchuk Masonry (Tyler Krupski, 3-6) take a 9-5 win over EMJ Marketing (Joe Gunnis, 1-9). Deuces in the first and fifth ends saw Gunnis build a 5-4 lead, but Woloschuk took over after the break, scoring one in the sixth and two in the seventh before closing things out with another steal of two in the eighth.
Original 16 Cash League action takes place every Wednesday night at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre.
