Kevin Koe tops Wild Card 2's Reid Carruthers at Brier to remain undefeated at 4-0
Gregory Strong | The Canadian Press | Posted: March 6, 2023 5:57 PM | Last Updated: March 7, 2023
Alberta skip made short in-off for deuce and 9-7 win in extra end in London, Ont.
Alberta's Kevin Koe needed an extra end to complete a 9-7 victory over Reid Carruthers of Wild Card 2 at the the Brier.
Koe made a short in-off for a deuce to improve to 4-0 after seven draws of round-robin play. Carruthers fell to 2-2.
In other early games, Wild Card 3's Karsten Sturmay edged Yukon's Thomas Scoffin 7-6 and Ontario's Mike McEwen dropped an 8-7 decision to Prince Edward Island's Tyler Smith.
Nova Scotia's Matthew Manuel scored five points in the eighth end for a 10-4 win over Nunavut's Jake Higgs.
In the afternoon draw, Brendan Bottcher of Wild Card 1 defeated B.C.'s Jacques Gauthier 9-3 and Manitoba's Matt Dunstone defeated Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories 10-4.
Canada's Brad Gushue edged Quebec's Felix Asselin 8-7 and Northern Ontario's Tanner Horgan posted a 6-4 win over Nathan Young of Newfoundland and Labrador.
In the evening draw, Tanner Horgan of Northern Ontario improved to 3-1 with a 10-6 win in eight ends against the Northwest Territories, while Kelly Knapp of Saskatchewan improved to 2-2 with a 9-3 win over Nunavut in eight ends.
B.C. won its first game in four starts, surprising Sturmay's Wild Card 3 crew 8-5. And Canada, with a deuce in the 10th end, improved to 4-1 with an 8-6 victory over Tyler Smith of Prince Edward Island.
The playoffs begin Friday and the final is set for Sunday night.
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