For BTN (Danielle Sicinski, 5-0), it took a bit to get going against KMS Construction (Ben Gamble (3-2). Gamble had built a 2-1 lead through four ends, but a three-ender in the fifth gave Sicinski control of the contest. Gamble would get one back the next frame but another three-spot in the seventh for Sicinski would lead to the two teams shaking hands early and a 7-3 win for BTN.
Things ended up just as close for Easy Care Living (Lorraine Arguin, 5-0) against EMJ Marketing (Joe Gunnis, 0-5) in their 8-6 win. Arguin got off to a fast start, building a 3-0 lead through the first two ends, but Gunnis would put up four in third to get right back into the game. Things were tied 5-5 through five ends when Arguin scored a pair, and the two teams would exchange single points over the final two ends.
Walchuk Masonary (Tyler Krupski, 2-3) handed the Matt Froehlich rink (4-1) their first loss of the season with a commanding 10-2 win. Krupski led 4-2 through five ends, but would score three in the sixth to go up 7-2 and would steal three more in the seventh to take the eight-point win.
Pro-tec Electric (Stan Barnsley) moved into a four-way tie for fourth place at 3-2 with a 6-4 win over John’s Music (Ryan Wenarchuk, also 3-2). Things were exceptionally close until the final end — Wenarchuk led 3-2 through five ends and the two teams would exchange single points in the sixth and seventh. Barnsley would make perfect use of the hammer in the final end, though, picking up three to take the two-point win.
KalTire (Rob Sokchoff, 3-2) got off to a fast start with four in the first end against Paws N Play (Donna Ackerman, 0-5) but ended up going right to the final frame. Sokchoff led 6-3 through five, but Ackerman would score one in the sixth and steal two more in the seventh to tie things up. Sokchoff got back on track in the eighth, though, picking up one with the hammer and taking a 7-6 victory.
The other contest on the night saw Protec Video (Wade Gray, 2-3) build an insurmountable lead on their way to a 8-4 win over Here for the Beer (Patrick Ackerman, 0-5). Tied 2-2 through two, Gray stole three in the third and two more in the fourth to go up 6-1. Ackerman scored one in the fifth, but another deuce in the sixth would extend Gray’s lead to 8-2. Ackerman picked up a final two in the seventh and the two teams called it a night.
League action continues every Wednesday night at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre.
