Howie Cup – Match Day 7
The midway point of the league saw a change at the top with, Craig Reid taking a 2 point advantage. The next four teams are all on 8 points, with Gavin having a game in hand.
Douglas Reid 2 – 10 Craig Reid
Having reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Seniors, Dougie returned early to suffer his second league defeat this week.
Craig took the game by the horns with a deuce in the second and a triple in the fourth. Following up with steals in the fifth, sixth and seventh prompted Dougie to call an early end to the game.
Tom Reid 5 – 11 Peter Barrett
This game was decided by the relative performance of the two front ends. With Tom’s rink struggling to find their weight, Peter’s rink were setting up the ends nicely. Tom got to play his first draw of the night in the fifth, while Peter was able to draw every shot.
Opening with a deuce Peter then stole a 2. In the third, Tom hit and rolled in for a single, before Peter drew for another 3 in the fourth. Laying shot Tom could only try a draw for two in the fifth, but the stone hung wide. Peter drew for another 4 in the sixth before Tom played raised takeout for 2. Tom conceded after stealing a single in the eighth.
David Mundell 3 – 11 Hugh Reid
Hugh took full advantage of David being absent, with Billy Smith playing as skip. Hugh opened with a deuce then stole another 2 before Billy scored a single.
Hugh then repeated the score 2, steal 2 pattern before Billy got a deuce himself. When Hugh scored a 3 in the seventh, Billy shook hands and adjourned to the bar.
David Reid 3 – 8 Gavin Reid
Going up against Gavin’s rink with two substitutes, David had his work cut out from the start. The first four ends went Gavin’s way, opening up a 4 shot lead, before David scored a deuce in the fifth.
After swapping singles in the next two ends, Gavin scored a 3 in the eighth to round out the game.
James Whiteford 9 – 3 Robert Wilson
Rabbie’s wait for a win continues as Jimuk edges closer to safety from relegation. After swapping singles, Jimuk stole singles in the third and fourth ends before Rabbie got another in the fifth.
The game changer came in the sixth as Jimuk took a 5 to lead by 6. The game then fizzled out, swapping singles again in the last two ends.