Wild Card Team 2 skip Reid Carruthers of the Morris Curling Club in Manitoba watches his shot during his team's match against the Northwest Territories at the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ont., Sunday, March 5, 2023. Carruthers outscored Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories 11-7 on Sunday at the Tim Hortons Brier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins
LONDON, Ont. – Wild Card 2 skip Reid Carruthers outscored Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories 11-7 on Sunday at the Tim Hortons Brier.
Carruthers trailed by three at the game’s midway point after Koe scored a four-ender in the fifth end.
The Winnipeg skip rebounded with three points in the sixth and added deuces in the last three ends for the victory.
Alberta’s Kevin Koe defeated Northern Ontario’s Tanner Horgan 7-4 and Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone walloped Nunavut’s Jake Higgs 14-2.
Saskatchewan’s Kelly Knapp posted a 7-3 win over Nathan Young of Newfoundland and Labrador in the other early game.
Two more draws are scheduled for later in the day at Budweiser Gardens. Round-robin play continues through Thursday and the final is scheduled for March 12.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 5, 2023.
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