President's Cup Round 2

Today Mon 13 Jan, the second round of the President's Cup was played between Rink 3 (Watson (S), Lawrence, Haddow (sub Gray), Niblock) and Rink 4 Henry (S) (sub Kennedy), Peat, Galloway, Reynolds).  While the atmosphere outside was driech and dull, the spirit of competition inside was bright and the ice keen to play on.  Rink 4 took single shots on the first 2 ends with Rink 3 reducing the deficit to 1 on the 3^rd end.  Rink 4 then opened a significant lead by taking a 4 on the 4^th end to regain the lead 6-1.  Spurred in to retaliation mode, Rink 3 then scored 2 in each of the following 2 ends to be lying 5-6 going into the 7^th and final end.  The tension was palpable as Rink 4 sought to better/remove Rink 3's partially hidden mid-play lying stone but without success.  Rink 3 therefore took the final end to peel 6-6 which was a just result from a very competitive, spirited and skilfully played game from both sides.  

Rink 3 will therefore meet Rink 2 in the High Road on 3 Feb, and Rink 4 will play Rink 1 in the Low Road on 24 Feb.  The results table from the first 2 rounds is shown here.