Two very different games ensued last night at Braehead in the 7th round of the Bobby Cook Stones competition. On sheet 3 , despite missing both of his front end powerhouse players (Henderson - working, and Laverock - indisposed) Alan McDonald's threesome with Gib Steele and Lindsay Dempster kept stealing ends from the luckless Bill Shepherd, subbing for Robbie Fulton (in the Far East) and team mates Andy Whyte, Allan Higgins and Gordon Deakin. Although maybe not a true reflection on the game hands were shaken after six ends with the score at 7-0.
By way of contrast the affair next door on Sheet 4 was a very cagey affair with single shots in the first five ends giving Ian Taylor a narrow 3-2 advantage over David Sillito with last stone advantage to come. The crucial sixth end saw one early Sillito stone in and guarded, and one Taylor stone that didn't go to plan doubled that advantage. With judicious guarding, Ian could not find a way through and his last stone attempted angled raise was wide of the mark giving the Sillito rink a barely deserved win.
The results mean that Teams F & G are tied at 10 points with two matches to go, and the winners must come from those two teams who meet in the final game of the season on Thursday 17th, for what could be a winner take all encounter.
By way of contrast the affair next door on Sheet 4 was a very cagey affair with single shots in the first five ends giving Ian Taylor a narrow 3-2 advantage over David Sillito with last stone advantage to come. The crucial sixth end saw one early Sillito stone in and guarded, and one Taylor stone that didn't go to plan doubled that advantage. With judicious guarding, Ian could not find a way through and his last stone attempted angled raise was wide of the mark giving the Sillito rink a barely deserved win.
The results mean that Teams F & G are tied at 10 points with two matches to go, and the winners must come from those two teams who meet in the final game of the season on Thursday 17th, for what could be a winner take all encounter.