Fans of the Original 16 Cash League will have to wait a little bit longer for the first marquee match-up of the season.
Defending champion Penny Barker and her BTN Chartered Accountants foursome were to face off against Matt Froehlich on Wednesday night at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre, but that contest ended up being postponed. As a result, both teams will remain unbeaten at 4-0.
KMS Construction’s Ben Gamble moved into a tie for top spot thanks to one of the more epic battles in recent league history. Gamble would score points in only four ends, but that would be enough to take an 11-10 win over KalTire (Dustin Woloschuk, 1-4).
The contest was tied 4-4 through four ends when Woloschuk took control with a four-ender in the fifth and a steal in the sixth, taking a 9-4 lead. Gamble wasted little time getting all that back and then some, though, putting up no less than six in the seventh to take a one-point lead into the final end. Woloschuk used the hammer to tie things 10-10 and Gamble finished off the win with a single point in the extra end.
ProTec Studios (Tyler Krupski, 2-2) also enjoyed a solid night offensively, taking a 10-2 win over Pro-Tec Electric (Stan Barnsley, 2-3). Krupski got off to a great start with four in the first end and a steal in the second while putting together a 6-2 lead through five. Another four-ender in the sixth gave Krupski his eight-point lead and brought things to an early end.
Paws N Play (Jaedon Miller, 2-3) picked up their second win of the season thanks to a 7-4 victory over EMJ Marketing (Joe Gunnis, 2-3). Back-to-back deuces in the third and fourth ends gave Miller a 4-2 lead, but Gunnis staged a rally of his own with single points the next two ends to tie things up. Miller got back on track with a deuce in the seventh, though, and stole another in the eighth to secure the win.
Rod Montgomery moved a game above .500 with his third-straight win, a 6-3 victory over Fountain Tire (Barry Silk, 1-4). Silk took an early 2-0 lead, but a single point in the third and steal of two the next end gave Montgomery a 3-2 edge. Silk tied things up wiith a single point in the sixth, only to see Montgomery put up three the next end and bring things to an early close.
John’s Music (Ryan Wenarchuk, 3-2) moved into a tie for fourth place with Montgomery thanks to a quick 7-0 win over RK Sunview Farms (Dayne Heisler, 0-5). Wenarchuk scored five in the first, two in the second and the teams shook hands.
League action continues every Wednesday night at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre.
