Hammer? Who needs the stinkin' hammer when you can steal!
A difficult match was in store for us on Sunday when we faced Gary Welsh. They were league finalists one year ago but had struggled to an 0-3 start in 2005/06.
But they are a talented group of curlers and we knew it would be tough. The fact that we lost all four times we played them was in the back of our minds. Three of the four games were tight so a win was not out of the question.
The one thing about our team is that we seem to thrive on stealing ends as opposed to when we have the hammer. I think it comes down to a case of there being less pressure when you don't have the last rock of the end. We stole three right off the bat and would take a 5-2 lead after four ends as we stole another single in the fourth end.
Welsh would get two in the fifth and stole in six but I still felt confident we could win. A big deuce in the seventh put us up 7-5 and we survived a scary last end to hold on for our second win in the Capital Curling League. This puts us at 2-2 overall.
We're a meat and potatoes type of team, not much flair, but one that can come up and surprise the 'big' teams when the big occasion arises. It should be interesting to see how we progress over the next three weeks as we face defending playoff champion Neil Whyte, Darren MacInnis and the currently undefeated Greg Hawthorne rink.
Here's some early numbers for you to ponder:
-6: point differential when we have had the hammer (outscored 27-21)
3: number of wins this season between the two leagues
5: number of defeats between the two leagues
11: highest point total in a game (versus Richardson)
13: number of ends stolen so far this year
29: the age Darren Pellerin turns on January 27
34: number of ends without scoring
46: total points scored through eight games
51: total points allowed through eight games
69: number of times Phil Dunville and Darren Pellerin have been propositioned by groupies
107: consecutive games streak of lead Terry Hawes
1000: decibel level of skip Peter Boudreau
Cheers,
Terry
http://www.curlingrocks.com/team/rajuncadiens/
But they are a talented group of curlers and we knew it would be tough. The fact that we lost all four times we played them was in the back of our minds. Three of the four games were tight so a win was not out of the question.
The one thing about our team is that we seem to thrive on stealing ends as opposed to when we have the hammer. I think it comes down to a case of there being less pressure when you don't have the last rock of the end. We stole three right off the bat and would take a 5-2 lead after four ends as we stole another single in the fourth end.
Welsh would get two in the fifth and stole in six but I still felt confident we could win. A big deuce in the seventh put us up 7-5 and we survived a scary last end to hold on for our second win in the Capital Curling League. This puts us at 2-2 overall.
We're a meat and potatoes type of team, not much flair, but one that can come up and surprise the 'big' teams when the big occasion arises. It should be interesting to see how we progress over the next three weeks as we face defending playoff champion Neil Whyte, Darren MacInnis and the currently undefeated Greg Hawthorne rink.
Here's some early numbers for you to ponder:
-6: point differential when we have had the hammer (outscored 27-21)
3: number of wins this season between the two leagues
5: number of defeats between the two leagues
11: highest point total in a game (versus Richardson)
13: number of ends stolen so far this year
29: the age Darren Pellerin turns on January 27
34: number of ends without scoring
46: total points scored through eight games
51: total points allowed through eight games
69: number of times Phil Dunville and Darren Pellerin have been propositioned by groupies
107: consecutive games streak of lead Terry Hawes
1000: decibel level of skip Peter Boudreau
Cheers,
Terry
http://www.curlingrocks.com/team/rajuncadiens/
posted by curlerboi @ 9:46 p.m.
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