Alberta will be playing a likely do-or-die game Thursday night when it takes on British Columbia at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts after dropping a close one to Team Canada's Kerry Einarson earlier in the day.
end to snap an 8-8 tie and give Team Canada a 9-8 win over Team Skrlik at the championship tournament in Kamloops, B.C.
It was a tough loss for the Alberta rink, which fought back to tie things up after Einarson hung a four spot on them in the sixth end, allowing Team Canada to sprint to a 7-4 advantage.The top three teams in each draw advance to the playoffs. Alberta is currently in a four-way tie for third with a 4-3 record alongside B.C., Wild Card #1 and Nova Scotia.Team Alberta congratulate Team Canada after dropping a 9-8 decision Thursday at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kamloops.
With Alberta taking on B.C.'s Clancy Grandy and Nova Scotia's Kristina Black taking on Quebec's Laurie St. Georges, Thursday night's results could go a long way in determining which rinks continue to play meaningful games in the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Lethbridge skip Casey Scheidegger's Wild Card #2 team takes on Ontario's Rachel Holman at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Wild Card #2 have a 3-4 record, while Holman's Ontario rink sits in third place at 5-2.
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