Top trio continue to pull away in Original 16 Cash League

Another night, another series of wins for the top three teams in the Original 16 Cash League.

BTN Chartered Accountants (Penny Barker), Fountain Tire (Barry Silk) and KMS Construction (Ben Gamble) all came away with solid wins in league play at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre on Wednesday night, pulling further away from the pack in the process.

Barker improved to 10-1 but needed an extra end to do so during a back-and-forth battle against Ryder Helmeczi (3-7). Barker led 3-1 after two ends, but Helmeczi picked up a deuce in the third and stole two more in the fourth for a 5-3 edge. Barker got all that back with another three in the fifth, only to see Helmeczi tie the game in the sixth and steal two in the seventh to take the lead coming home.

True to form, Barker would find a way to get things done, scoring two in the eighth to tie the game and then picking up the win with a steal of two in the extra end.

Things were just as interesting midway through the game between Silk (9-2) and EMJ Marketing (Joe Gunnis, 3-8). A five-ender in the third put Silk ahead 6-3, but Gunnis rallied with one in the fourth and steal of two in the fifth to tie the game 6-6 at the break. Silk took over from there, though, scoring singles in the sixth and seventh and stealing two more in the eighth for the 10-6 win.

A late-game rally also played a role in Gamble improving to 8-3 on the season against John’s Music (Ryan Wenarchuk, 6-5). Things were all tied at two through four ends, but a deuce in the fifth, steal in the sixth and four-spot in the seventh would be enough to give Gamble a 9-2 win.

Young and Young Automotive (Stan Barnsley, 5-6) moved a game closer to .500 thanks to an 8-4 win offer Leeville Construction (Curtis Woloschuk, 4-6). Woloschuk took a quick 2-0 lead through two ends, but a Barnsley deuce tied things up in the third and a four-spot the next end gave them control. Woloschuk got back within a pair with single points in the fifth and sixth, but Barnsley responded in kind the final two ends for the four-point win.

A series of steals were the difference for Wade Gray (5-6) in his game against R.K. Sunview Farms (Dayne Heisler 1-10). Leading 2-1 through two, Gray stole single points in four straight ends and went on to a 6-1 victory.

Original 16 Cash League action takes place every Wednesday night at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre.