With only Dave available on Team B and Jim not playing for Team A we were very grateful to Alison, Margaret and Richard for stepping in and filling the gaps. Unfortunately we could not secure an eighth player and so Dave's side started the match as a threesome.
Ones..................
The teams got off to "an anything you can do we can do" first end, each side putting stones where they were wanted and not much being given away. Similarly in the second end, the ice was still a bit sticky and the gaps had to be exploited, which Dave did more successfully and took two singles.
Not to be out done a patient Bill kept working away, taking chances when they came and benefitting from the merest hint of luck. He clawed back a couple of singles and so after four ends it was 2-2. Almost a professional looking score!
Twos................
It has to be said that Margaret and Richard had their eye in and were putting stones wherever Dave had asked. The A Team weren't backing off and still gave a good account of themselves and there were a couple of occasions where less than an inch of turn would have made the difference. Maybe that earlier hint of luck was all they were to get. Try as they might, no matter the shots, it was Dave's time to shine and the team rattled off twos in the next three ends.
Threes.................
Going into the eighth end it was always going to be a tall order for Bill to steal a six. This game had been close in each end. Some great take outs, some lucky wicks and some near misses. So when a guddle started to build early on, even scoring at all was becoming harder. a last stone draw was possible but just came up short and the single went to Team B.
Dave's Trio Triumphed..........sometimes threes are better than fours :-)
With that score line it is an absolutely symmetrical League Table.
League matches are taking a back seat for a few weeks as next up its the Points Competition.
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