Manitoba escapes with win over Nunavut at Scotties

Manitoba’s Kerri Einarson escaped with a 6-4 victory over Nunavut’s Lori Eddy at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Sunday in Moose Jaw, Sask.

Eddy gave up a steal of two in the ninth end and Einarson ran her out of rocks in the 10th to avoid a massive upset. Einarson is second in the Canadian rankings while Eddy holds the No. 134 position.

WATCH | Einarson leads Manitoba over Nunavut:

Einarson’s great shot breaks the 4-4 deadlock in the 9th end and leads to two points and the 6-4 victory over Lori Eddy. 0:40

In other early games, Alberta’s Laura Walker defeated Quebec’s Noemie Verreault 8-3 and Team Wild Card’s Jennifer Jones dumped Yukon’s Hailey Birnie 10-1.

Ontario’s Rachel Homan posted a 10-5 win over Erica Curtis of Newfoundland and Labrador.

WATCH | Alberta’s Walker slides past Quebec:

Laura Walker’s fantastic shot in the 5th end leads to 3 points and a 8-3 win over Noemie Verreault. 1:01

Two more draws are scheduled for later Sunday at Mosaic Place. Round-robin pool play continues through Wednesday evening.

Championship pool play begins Thursday and the Page Playoffs kick off Saturday. The semifinal and final are scheduled for Feb. 23.

News