 Maniotba's Jordon McDonald is set to face Ontario's Scott Howard (Photos: Curling Canada) for a spot in the final at the Canadian Olympic Pre-Trials in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. By Connor Simms, #23 World-Ranked squad from Winnipeg, Manitoba, with Jordon McDonald skipping, Jacques Gauthier at third, Elias Huminicki and Cameron Olafson on the front end, are winning lots of must-win scenarios this week. They went 5-2 through the round robin, grabbing second place. In their opening game, McDonald defeated Mark Kean (Woodstock, ON) 6-5, then won 11-6 against Jayden King (London, ON). McDonald went on to lose 8-4 against Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB). McDonald lost 9-6 to Jean-Michel Menard (Amos, QC), where McDonald responded with a 9-7 win over Owen Purcell (Halifax, NS). McDonald won 8-2 against Scott Howard (Navan, ON), then won 10-8 against Sam Mooibroek (Whitby, ON) in their final qualifying round match. #36 World-Ranked squad from Navan, Ontario, Scott Howard, with Mathew Camm at third, Jason Camm and Scott Chadwick on the front end, had to rely on a good draw to the button score this week. In a three-way tie for third, Howard had the best draw to the button, claiming the final playoff spot. They went 4-3 this week through the round robin. In their opening game, Howard defeated Jayden King (London, ON) 9-4, then won 12-5 against Owen Purcell (Halifax, NS). Howard went on to lose 5-4 against Sam Mooibroek (Whitby, ON). Howard responded with a 6-3 win over Mark Kean (Woodstock, ON). Howard won 7-4 against Jean-Michel Menard (Amos, QC). Howard went on to lose 8-2 against Jordon McDonald (Winnipeg, MB). Howard lost 8-6 to Braden Calvert (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match. These two teams will now meet in a single elimination semi-final, with the winner advancing to the final to take on Braden Calvert for a spot at the Canadian Olympic Trials. Their all-time head-to-head as skips is 1-1. Jordon defeated Scott earlier this week at this event, while Scott defeated Jordon last March at the Curling Stadium Martensville International. McDonald will start with the hammer due to their better round robin record. This game will happen at 9:00 am Atlantic Time (AT). Watch it live on the Curling Canada YouTube Page. |
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