Casey, Birt rinks bounce back at Grand Slam. Gushue vs Casey on Sportsnet at 7pm (Journal)

Posted on by September 10, 2015

(by Jason Simmonds)

PARADISE, N.L. – It was a bounce-back day for two P.E.I.-based rinks here at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Tour Challenge.

The Adam Casey-skipped team, including third stone Dave Mathers, second stone Alex Forrest, who is subbing for Anson Carmody, and lead Robbie Doherty, jumped out to a 4-0 first-end lead over Scotland’s David Murdoch en route to a 7-4 win to even its record in the men’s Tier 1 Division at 1-1 (won-lost).The Casey rink will face local favourite Brad Gushue in Thursday evening’s draw. That game will be televised live on Sportsnet One at 7 p.m., Atlantic Time.Charlottetown native Brett Gallant plays second stone for Gushue.

Adam Casey in action during the final game of the 2015 P.E.I. Tankard provincial men’s curling championship in Alberton on Feb. 10.

TC Media photo by Jason Simmonds

Birt wins

Meanwhile, the Suzanne Birt rink improved its record to 1-2 after a 12-3 triumph over Manitoba’s Michelle Montford.

The Birt team’s next game is against Nina Roth of the United States on Friday.

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