First Spring League Games

Welcome to 2020 Curlers!
Let’s put the excesses of the Festive period behind us and focus on the Spring League where we have four teams playing nine matches .........and they’re off ! 🥌🥌🥌

Sorry folks but to paraphrase a well known sports reporter, I wasn’t at the match. So what follows is my take on the games based on the scorecards!

A couple of high scoring matches straight out the hack this week.

On Rink 1 we had Dave up against Jim. Dave has only a three person rink and it looks like this was a grinding match trading singles for the first four ends. It was 3-1 to Jim at the half way stage. But Jim put the floor down in ends five and six taking threes in each one and pulling away to a commanding  9-1 lead going into the seventh.

Dave fought back but with only a one on the board and the clock against him, there was no eighth end, denying him the opportunity of a comeback. The match ended 9-2 in Jim’s favour.

Rink 2 saw Bert stepping in for Joe, up against Steve.  A steady single from Steve in the first end was quickly wiped out by a three from Bert in the second. Not taking that sort of attack lying down, Steve took a three in the next.......and another. At the halfway mark he was up 7-3
He followed those with a single and a two, by the end of the sixth end he had a strong 10-3 lead. However Bert fought back taking a two but with a five shot margin going into the last Steve was too experienced to let a head build up and with Bert securing a single the game ended at 10-6.

It’s only week one of the league so don’t get to disheartened or jubilant. Lots to play for as the days   grow longer and daffodils poke their noses out into the sunshine....... no honestly, there will be sunshine eventually!