MOOSE JAW -- Fountain Tire has moved into sole possession of first place after the most recent night of round robin action in the Original 16 Cash League.
Chris Schon and his foursome improved to 10-2 on the campaign with a 9-6 win over HK Henderson (Wade Gray, 4-9) on Wednesday night at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre, moving percentage points ahead of BTN Chartered Accountants, who dropped to 10-3 with an 8-1 loss to KMS Construction (Ben Gamble, 9-2).
Things were close early between Schon and Gray, with the teams exchanging deuces the first two ends and sitting tied 3-3 through four. Schon looked to take control of things with a steal of three in the fifth, but Gray picked up a deuce in the sixth and stole in the seventh to tie things up 6-6 coming home. Schon then had a solid final end and would pick up three for the win.
Gamble got off to a fast start against the Barker foursome, building a 3-0 lead through three ends. The edge was 3-1 when Gamble put up a three spot in the fourth and then stole two more in the fifth to bring things to an early end.
Young and Young Automotive (Stan Barnsley, 3-11) returned to the win column thanks to a 6-3 win over EMJ Marketing (Joe Gunnis, 4-10). It was another close one early, as with the game tied 1-1 through three ends, Gunnis would steal one in the fourth to take the lead, only for Barnsley to come back and tie things up the next end. A steal of two in the sixth gave Barnsley the lead for good, and after Gunnis picked up on in the seventh to make it 4-3 heading to the eighth, a deuce there would make it a three-point final.
Points in four straight ends proved to be the difference as RK Sunview Farms (Dayne Heisler, 6-8) defeated M & T Feedlot (Ryan Wenarchuk, 4-8) 5-1. After blanks in the first two ends, Heisler got on the board with one in the third and proceeded to steal single points the next two ends for a 3-0 lead at the break. Two more in the sixth made it a four-point game, and Wenarchuk would pick up one in the seventh to wrap things up.
Leeville Construction (Dustin Woloschuk, 8-5) received the bye.
Action in the Original 16 Cash League takes place every Wednesday night at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre.
