Team Matt Froehlich had a chance to retake sole possession of first place in the Original 16 Cash League on Wednesday night.
Instead, the season-long league leaders ended up dropping a 10-2 decision to KalTire’s Dustin Woloschuk, meaning there’s once again a tie at top of the standings.
Both Froehlich and KMS Construction (Ben Gamble) now have 11 wins on the campaign, with Gamble sitting at 11-2 and Froehlich at 11-4.
As the score would indicate, Woloschuk got off to a fast start, scoring a pair in the first end and tacking on three more in the third for a 5-1 lead. Froehlich got one back in the fourth and blanked the fifth, but Woloschuk would bring things to an early conclusion with a five-spot in the sixth for the 10-2 win.
In other action, Fonger Wealth Management (Nick Cornea, 3-11) picked up a mild upset with a 7-3 win over Walchuk Masonry (Tyler Krupski, 4-11). After Krupski opened with a pair in the first end, Cornea went on a point run of his own, including a deuce in the third, to lead 4-2. Krupski got back within one the next end, but Cornea would put up three in the sixth, and the two teams called it a night.
John’s Music (Ryan Wenarchuk, 10-5) found himself having to hold off a spirited comeback by Motion-Golden Mobility (Lorraine Arguin, 5-9) before taking an 8-7 win. Arguin kicked things off in style with three in the first end, but Wenarchuk went on a roll from there with a deuce in the second, steal of three in the fourth and single points the next two ends to lead 7-3. Momentum swung back Arguin’s way in the sixth, as she picked up a single point before stealing two in the seventh and another in the eighth to tie things up. Wenarchuk made the most of the hammer in the extra end to secure the one-point win.
Two other games involving BTN Chartered Accounting (Penny Barker, 8-1, Scotties) and Gamble (player availability) were postponed and will be made up at a later date.
Original 16 Cash League action takes place every Wednesday night at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre.
