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The Kelowna/Vernon rink of Jim Cotter, Ryan Kuhn, Tyrel Griffith and Rick Sawatsky were doubled up 8-4 by the Team Canada foursome of Pat Simmon, John Morris, Carter Rycroft and Nolan Thiessen at the Tim Hortons Brier today in Ottawa.
A second straight loss on the day dropped the B.C. rink to ninth place among the 12 teams with a 2-4 record.
Up by two after the first end, the Cotter foursome gave up five in the fourth and never did recover, while Simmons (4-2) closed out with a deuce in the ninth.
Simmons and his third, Morris, were lights-out for the winners, who kept a Cotter comeback attempt at bay. The Team Canada skip shot 94% and posted 68 points on his 18 shots, while Morris finished at 96 per cent and 69 points. Cotter and Kuhn shot 74% and 88% respectively.
Cotter’s front end bettered the Simmons counterparts, as Sawatsky posted a 93% shooting percentage compared to Thiessen’s 89%. Griffith was at 94% overall, while Rycroft finished at 85%.
Up next for the B.C. rink is a match against Kevin Koe (4-2) of Alberta, beginning at 6:30 a.m. PST on Wednesday.
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