Defending champ Allison Flaxey came up light on her final shot in the 10th end and Clancy Grandy stole two points to swipe an 8-7 victory during Draw 8 action Friday afternoon at the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Flaxey of Listowel and Grandy, from Mississauga, are both in the mix for the final playoff spot with identical 4-4 records and one round robin draw remaining.
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Elsewhere in Penetanguishene, Ont., Ottawa’s Danielle Inglis (3-5) scored one in the ninth and stole a point in the 10th for a 6-4 win over Sherry Middaugh of Coldwater (6-2).
Julie Hastings (8-0) remains undefeated at the tournament scoring three in the ninth and stealing one in the 10th to lift her Bayview-Thornhill rink to a 7-4 victory over Mississauga’s Megan Balsdon (1-7).
Hastings and Middaugh meet in Draw 9 ahead of their 1-vs-2 page playoff match.
Brantford’s Jacqueline Harrison (5-3) earned a five-ender in the ninth to cap an 11-4 victory over Caitlin Romain’s Hamilton-based team (3-5).
Waterloo’s Shannon Kee (3-5) charged back with a deuce in nine to close within one but couldn’t get the steal in the final end and Ottawa’s Rhonda Varnes (3-5) scored one to hold on for an 8-6 win.
