Game One - The Drama

This my first attempt at blogging a curling game so bear with me. By the end of the game I think I figured out a good system so I will implement that for game two. And away we go. 

1st: The girls come out with guns blazing. Lots of rocks in play. The practice paied off. Katie has a sweet double take out and Marissa throws 2 good hits. They put up 4. 4-0 after 1. 

2nd:  The girls are mostly in control  until late in the end. Marissa's last shot over curls but makes an angle raise double to sit 3 (we'll call that plan B 😉). They hold the opposition to 1. 4-1 after 2. 

3rd: It's a cleanish end, not many rocks stick around.  There is a sneaky bitter in the back of the house though by the opposition. Marissa's last rock comes up lite. The girls give up a steal of 1. 4-2 after 3. 

4th:  Not much curl in the ice coming home on the right side.  Katie makes a nice double to clean up the house with her first shot. Cindy makes a good draw to sit one.  The other team picks out the remaining rocks as they get on their hit game. Blank end. 

5th: Donna starts off with rock in the back 12.  The teams exchange hits for several rocks keeping it fairly clean.  Cindy draws to back button on her first but flashes a take out on her second. Marissa flashes her first. The ice giving the girls problems now, it's tricky. Facing 4, Marissa draws.  The girls sweep the crap out of the rock and it goes deep. A steal of 2 by the opposition. 4-4 after 5. 

6th: Donna throws a good hit but then is long on her second. Katie has a good hit on her second. Not many rocks in play this end. A great draw for Cindy's first. The other team throws another double though (again). A good hit from the skip's first stone and then a draw for 1. 5-4 after 6. 

7th: A crowd has grown behind sheet 3. People in the audience comment "these girls are good".  I chuckle to myself, of course they are. We may not have fancy ice in California but some of us do have talent. 

There are lots of hits this end. It's clean half way through (Also, my wife is bad ass).

The girls are the last game on the ice now as the other two games are not really that close. Cindy throws 2 great hits to sit 2 but the other team doubles them out (again, again!).

Good sweeping by the front end on Marissa's first to sit 1. The girls sit two, waiting for the hammer shot. Tied after 7. 

8th: The girls have hammer. I am so nervous. I have to go to the bathroom but I can't not watch the game. They sit two with one buried half way through. A great draw for Katie's second shot to sit 3. 

Sitting 4 after Cindy's shots. The opposition faces 5 with their last shot. 

Girls win! Girls Win! Girls Win!

 Phew. 

I'll sign off with some local Pictou county slag I learned from one of Cindy's friends...Alright then. 

Oh, and we had victory Fireball when we got home. Sweet cinnamon victory.