This was a makeup game from earlier in the season. (Yet another advantage to the dedicated facility is the ability to do make up games.) Anyway, another late game and another close game. Fortunately, this one didn't go into an extra end, though it almost did. Our opponents are definitely a good team and are consistently among the top teams for our league. A couple things going for my team was a one point handicap and they had someone new playing lead for them that had only curled a couple times. And during the game, I think they had a little trouble with weight and a little trouble working with the ice, which curled a lot more in one direction than the other.
In the seventh end, my team is actually up by four against these guys and we're feeling good. And then they scored 2 in that end and now my team has hammer for the eighth end and we're up two. A good position, but we'll find a way to make this interesting.
In the scenario below, it's the opposing skips second rock. We're yellow. As shown by the arrows, he made an unbelievable raise double takeout to sit two. Can you believe that?
So now, I'm left with this, but I was able to make a very slight tap to raise our own stone. (Kudos to Lead and Second for sweeping that rock all the way.)
They scored one for the eighth end, but we won the game. Phew. That handicap really helped out. The record's 10-6 now and we have a couple wins against a few good teams. If momentum mattered (probably doesn't), that'd be good heading into our last game and then the novice bonspiel.
In the seventh end, my team is actually up by four against these guys and we're feeling good. And then they scored 2 in that end and now my team has hammer for the eighth end and we're up two. A good position, but we'll find a way to make this interesting.
In the scenario below, it's the opposing skips second rock. We're yellow. As shown by the arrows, he made an unbelievable raise double takeout to sit two. Can you believe that?
So now, I'm left with this, but I was able to make a very slight tap to raise our own stone. (Kudos to Lead and Second for sweeping that rock all the way.)
They scored one for the eighth end, but we won the game. Phew. That handicap really helped out. The record's 10-6 now and we have a couple wins against a few good teams. If momentum mattered (probably doesn't), that'd be good heading into our last game and then the novice bonspiel.
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