Eight rinks battled through the first real bad weather of the winter for Tuesday’s games. Each of the rinks played their nearest rivals in the league.
Tom Reid 7 – 4 Robert Wilson
In this battle of the bottom two, Tom took full advantage with the hammer in the first and third ends. A steal in the fourth gave Tom a 6-1 lead at the half way mark. In the second half, Rabbie was unable to claw back the deficit and now sits alone at the bottom.
Craig Reid 8 – 6 Hugh Reid
Like the game next door, these two started the night tied on points in fourth and fifth place. As with a lot of games this season, Craig again demonstrated his ability to outscore his opponent with hammer. Hugh was restricted to only one end where he scored more than a single and, needing a 3 in the ninth for the peel, was unable to score more than a single. The win moves Craig on to 8 points.
Jim Kirkwood 6 – 9 James Whiteford
This was again a game between two teams tied on points at the start of the evening. Opening with a single, Jim then failed to prevent Jimuk from taking a 4 at the second. Pulling the game back to 4 each after four, Jim again allowed Jimuk to take another 4 in the fifth. Jim could only take a single in the sixth and a steal of 1 in the seventh, before Jimuk closed out the game.
Douglas Reid 5 – 7 David Mundell
While the bottom two battled on sheet A, the top two teams met on sheet D. David started the better, opening a 4 shot lead before Dougie halved the deficit in the fourth. In the second half the teams cancelled each other out, both scoring a single and a deuce. Despite losing his first game of the league, Dougie remains ahead of David by 3 shots, both having 8 points.