MOOSEJAWTODAY.COM -- The top three teams in the Original 16 Cash League have begun to pull away from the pack.
All three of the league leaders were victorious on Wednesday night at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre, with the trio moving at least two wins clear of the fourth-place team.
Fountain Tire (Chris Schon, 8-1) continued to roll along, taking a commanding 9-0 win over EMJ Marketing (Joe Gunnis 2-6). After picking up one in the first, Schon proceeded to steal two in the third and another two in the fifth to go ahead 5-0. They then finished things off in the sixth, stealing four more for the shutout win.
KMS Construction (Ben Gamble, 7-1) got off to a slow start against Young & Young Automotive (Stan Barnsley, 1-8), but one big end changed the outcome of the game. Barnsley picked up two in the first end and stole another in the second for a quick 3-0 lead, but Gamble would get that all back and more with five in the third. Gamble then stole two in the fifth and another in the sixth to secure an 8-3 win.
BTN Chartered Accountants (Penny Barker, 7-2) kept pace with the two one-loss teams thanks to an 8-3 win over Leeville Construction (Dustin Woloschuk, 5-4). The teams exchanged deuces over the first three ends, with Barker taking a 4-2 lead, but things went the former provincial Scotties champion’s way from there. A steal of one in the fourth and another three in the fifth made it 8-2, and after Woloschuk got one back in the sixth, the teams called it a night.
R.K. Sunview Farms (Dayne Heisler, 4-5) moved another game closer to .500 thanks to a 7-2 win over HK Henderson (Wade Gray, 3-6). The game was tied after three ends when Heisler took a pair in the fourth to take a 3-1 lead. Gray got one back in the fifth, but Heisler responded with another four in the sixth, bringing the contest to an end.
Action in the Original 16 Cash League takes place every Wednesday night at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre.
