Lymphoy Cup Round Three (Part Two)

Team	1			2			3			4			5			6			7			8
	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E
Steven				6	7	3	3	10	2	6	2	6	14	1	6
Fleming	7	6	4				3	12	2	8	9	4				7	1	4
Galloway	10	3	6	12	3	5				7	5	4							8	4	6
Barr B	2	6	2	9	8	3	5	7	3													3	5	3
Barr J	1	14	1													6	9	4	6	7	4	7	7	4
Barr A				1	7	1							9	6	3				4	7	3	6	4	3
Kesley							4	8	2	7	4	4	7	6	3							2	13	2
Wood K										5	3	4	7	7	4	4	6	3	13	2	4

Position	Team	Played	Ends	Shots u/(d)	Shots scored	Points
1	Galloway	4	21	22	37	8
2	Wood K	4	15	11	29	5
3	Steven	4	17	9	29	4
4	Fleming	4	14	-3	25	4
5	Kesley	4	11	-11	20	4
6	Barr A	4	10	-4	20	4
7	Barr B	4	11	-7	19	2
8	Barr J	4	13	-17	20	1

Katie Wood dragged herself one point ahead of the chasing pack this evening after her drawn game with Jenny Barr.  The single point for Jenny, Betty, Margaret and Donald takes them off the ignominious "nil-points" but they remain rooted to the wrong end of the table.  Can they mount a late challenge in their last three games?  Is this the start of the great fightback?

Meanwhile, four substitutes took to the rink in place of Susan Kesley's team; is this a first?  Tasha Aitken, Gavin Barr, Laura Barr and Margaret Jacks put the (up until last week, undefeated team of Andrew, Niall Raymond and Morna to the sword and in so doing put a large dent in their challenge for the Lymphoy.  That's two losses in as many weeks for this strong foursome, who will be disappointed not to be on eight points and challenging.

All told (he said, without trying to look too smug!) perhaps the team that benefitted most from this evening's results were not even on the ice.  Andrew Galloway and his mob now find themselves three points clear of the chasing pack, with three games to go.  Three tough games, mind you.  The chickens remain uncounted!

Lymphoy Cup Round Four

Team	1			2			3			4			5			6			7			8
	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E	F	A	E
Steven				6	7	3	3	10	2	6	2	6	14	1	6
Fleming	7	6	4				3	12	2	8	9	4				7	1	4
Galloway	10	3	6	12	3	5				7	5	4							8	4	6
Barr B	2	6	2	9	8	3	5	7	3													3	5	3
Barr J	1	14	1													6	9	4	6	7	4
Barr A				1	7	1							9	6	3							6	4	3
Kesley							4	8	2				7	6	3							2	13	2
Wood K										5	3	4				4	6	3	13	2	4

Position	Team	Played	Ends	Shots u/(d)	Shots scored	Points
1	Galloway	4	21	22	37	8
2	Steven	4	17	9	29	4
3	Fleming	4	14	-3	25	4
4	Wood K	3	11	11	22	4
5	Barr A	3	7	-1	16	4
6	Barr B	4	11	-7	19	2
7	Kesley	3	7	-14	13	2
8	Barr J	3	9	-17	13	0

There were a couple of cracking games this evening that could have gone either way. 

Andrew Galloway, Robin Copland and substitute Gavin Barr played against Shona Watt (skipping for Susan, who was up in Aberdeen on Petrofac duty), Agnes Barr, and substitutes Laura Barr and Margaret Jacks.  Andrew stretched away to a three-shot lead which was immediately pegged back with a great 3 from Shona.  A run-back gave Galloway a score of 2 in the sixth end and Shona had the opportunity to take a 2 right back in the next end.  Her attempted tap back just ran straight and Andrew counted himself lucky to steal and take a three-shot lead into the eighth end.

Again, the rubs favoured the Galloway team in the last end and they managed another steal to take six ends from the encounter.  Shona and company played their part in a really high quality game and deserved better than two ends.

Meanwhile on the next sheet, Farmer Bob Barr, Lois's nephew Andrew Cargill, Barbara (Mrs Mike) Wood and the ex Glasgow Young Curler, Pauline Alexander found themselves in a tight and toothy tussle against Mike (Mr Barbara) Wood, Andrew's aunt Lois Copland, the relationless Francis Kennedy and newly-crowned Edinburgh Curling Club Ladies Pairs Champion, Tasha Aitken.  Mike always seemed to just (and no more!) have the upper hand in this one, but Bob never let them have their own way.  Final score was 5-3 to team Wood.

Previously undefeated Andrew Barr, Niall Gunn, Raymond Preston and (also newly-crowned Edinburgh Curling Club Ladies Pairs Champion) Morna Aitken hit the buffers against Brian Fleming, with Catriona Still, Nook Weir and Simon Kesley.  This was a great win for Brian after a sore one last week against Andrew Galloway.  The wheels came aff the Barr bandwagon and only one end leaves them struggling on that front as well.

John Steven, who was in last place in the league eight days ago, now finds himself in second place overall, though both Katie Wood and Andrew have a game in hand.  A good win tonight for John over the Jenny Barrless Jenny Barr team!  Least said, soonest mended.  Betty was off to the pub after the game - and she's probably still there!

It's looking good for Andrew right now, though there are still a couple of teams on only one loss.  He has a stack of ends, mind you.  Other teams will be looking for help.  A couple of gubbings required.  Not if I have anything to do with it, mind you!