Alberta’s Brad Jacobs and Saskatchewan’s Mike McEwen posted victories Tuesday to remain unbeaten at the Montana’s Brier.
McEwen led the Pool B standings at 5-0 after a 7-5 win over Yukon’s Thomas Scoffin in the early draw at Prospera Place.
Jacobs scored a third-end deuce and never trailed in a 6-3 victory over Saskatchewan’s Rylan Kleiter that improved his record to 4-0.
Nova Scotia’s Owen Purcell scored four points in the ninth end for a 10-6 win over Prince Edward Island’s Tyler Smith. Quebec’s Jean-Michel Menard edged Aaron Bartling of the Northwest Territories 9-8 in the other game.
Canada’s Brad Gushue (4-0), the lone undefeated skip in Pool A, was scheduled to play New Brunswick’s James Grattan in the afternoon draw.
Round-robin play continues through Thursday night and the final is scheduled for Sunday.
