Four teams hold 3-0 records, with the veteran Tax Team (Murray Stroeder) rink among those leaders after a hard-fought 5-4 victory over Walchuk Masonry (Ralph Courtnage, 2-1) on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre.
The two teams were tied 2-2 through four ends when Stroeder picked up a single in the fifth and two more in the sixth to take a 6-4 lead. Courtnage wouldn’t go quietly, though and made things interesting with a single in the seventh before stealing one in the last end.
BTN Chartered Accountants (Danielle Sicinski, 3-0) also found herself in a close game, going right to the final two ends before taking a 7-4 win over Matt Froehlich (1-2). Sicinski got off to a solid start with three in the first, only to see things all tied up 3-3 through four ends. The two teams exchanged single points the next two frames before Barker scored three in the seventh to pull away for good.
The road was far easier for KMS (Ben Gamble, 3-0) as they rolled to a 13-3 win over Protec Video (Wade Gray, 1-2). They went on an absolute steal tear in the process, scoring two in each of the second and third ends before stealing four in the fourth and another four in the fifth to lead 13-0 through five ends. Gray would get three back in the sixth before the two teams shook hands.
Kal Tire (Bob Desjarlais) is the other 3-0 team after a 7-2 win over EMJ Marketing (Joe Gunnis, 0-3). As has been the case in most of the games this season, things were close early and the game was tied 2-2 through four ends. Desjarlais took the lead with a deuce in the fifth, though, and followed with steals the next two ends to finish things off.
Seaborn Insurance (Joel Jordison, 2-0) also remained undefeated, but had to scratch and claw against Kelsey Noyes (0-3) to do so. Deuces in the first and third ends gave Jordison a 4-2 lead through three ends, but Noyes came right back with one in the fourth and a steal of two more in the fifth to lead 5-4. Jordison looked to take control with three in the sixth, but Noyes rallied with two in the seventh to tie things 7-7 heading into the final end. The perennial league contenders used the hammer to score one and take an 8-7 win.
Pro-Tec Electric (Stan Barnsley, 1-1) picked up their first win in another game that was close early against Main Street Strength and Conditioning (Jazmin Ackerman, 0-3). The two rinks were tied 2-2 after three ends before Barnsley blanked the fourth and fifth. It proved to be the right strategy, as he’d score four in the sixth and steal one in the seventh for the 7-4 win.
Forged 365 (Donna Ackerman, 2-1) used steals in the fourth and fifth ends to build 5-2 lead over Easy Care Living (Lorraine Arguin, 0-3) before Arguin rebounded with single points in the sixth and seventh to trail 5-4 heading into the final end. Ackerman made the most of the hammer, though, and would take the 6-4 victory.
The other game on Wednesday night saw John’s Music (Ryan Wenarchuk, 1-2) nursing a 3-2 lead after five ends against Barb Wallace (1-2). Wenarchuk would use the hammer for a single point in the sixth and steal one in the seventh for the 5-2 win.
League action continues every Wednesday night at the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre.
