First, happy Thanksgiving! On to the post...
It's official. I'm skipping an A level team. My opponents this time got three points, making them a D level team. This is quite a fall for them as last season, they shook off a slow start to be in the hunt for second half champion. (FYI, we have champions for first half, second half, and the full season, which gets you into the top bracket for the playdowns.)
The final score was 10-4 after five ends, though I would add that the game was closer than that. This was a case where their rocks were just a little long or just a few inches off line and my team was able to take advantage.
After having my team together the last few weeks, both Lead and Second were out. (Second's in Florida having a small destination wedding. Congrats!) And I was able to get some of my regular subs to play for them so that was good.
I'm going to outline the last shot here. The first few stones were spent playing freezes and a couple takeouts, which account for the rocks in the house. After a few missed shots from the opposing team, I was able to set up all of the guards (my team is red). For his last shot, Vice and I suggested to the opposing third that they try to raise their high guard to try to score one. (I do realize that shot could have easily raised a red rock, but they really didn't have much choice.) As it turns out, he missed the raise, but still hit the corner guard. Off the bounce, it was headed towards the button and Vice even helped the opposing third try to sweep it in, but it wasn't meant to be. I think that pretty much shows how their game went.
This game brings our record to 5-1 and our competitive record remains at 1-1.
It's official. I'm skipping an A level team. My opponents this time got three points, making them a D level team. This is quite a fall for them as last season, they shook off a slow start to be in the hunt for second half champion. (FYI, we have champions for first half, second half, and the full season, which gets you into the top bracket for the playdowns.)
The final score was 10-4 after five ends, though I would add that the game was closer than that. This was a case where their rocks were just a little long or just a few inches off line and my team was able to take advantage.
After having my team together the last few weeks, both Lead and Second were out. (Second's in Florida having a small destination wedding. Congrats!) And I was able to get some of my regular subs to play for them so that was good.
I'm going to outline the last shot here. The first few stones were spent playing freezes and a couple takeouts, which account for the rocks in the house. After a few missed shots from the opposing team, I was able to set up all of the guards (my team is red). For his last shot, Vice and I suggested to the opposing third that they try to raise their high guard to try to score one. (I do realize that shot could have easily raised a red rock, but they really didn't have much choice.) As it turns out, he missed the raise, but still hit the corner guard. Off the bounce, it was headed towards the button and Vice even helped the opposing third try to sweep it in, but it wasn't meant to be. I think that pretty much shows how their game went.
This game brings our record to 5-1 and our competitive record remains at 1-1.
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