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Birt rink defeats Newfoundland and Labrador at Scotties

SaltWire Network | Posted: Feb. 18, 2020, 1:25 p.m. | Updated: Feb. 19, 2020, 1:50 p.m. | 1 Min Read
Prince Edward Island is being represented by the Suzanne Birt rink from the Montague Curling Club at this year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts. From left are Birt, vice-skip Marie Christianson, second Meaghan Hughes and lead Michelle McQuaid. Mitch O'Shea is the team's coach. Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver
Prince Edward Island is being represented by the Suzanne Birt rink from the Montague Curling Club at this year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts. From left are Birt, vice-skip Marie Christianson, second Meaghan Hughes and lead Michelle McQuaid. Mitch O'Shea is the team's coach. Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver - Contributed

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MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Prince Edward Island is back in the win column at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw, Sask.

The Suzanne Birt-skipped rink from the Montague Curling Club defeated Newfoundland and Labrador 9-3 in eight ends on Tuesday morning to improve to 3-2.

P.E.I. started well with a deuce in the first and stole one in the second. The teams traded singles the next three ends before Newfoundland stole one in the sixth to make it 4-3.

The Birt rink of vice-skip Marie Christianson, second Meaghan Hughes and lead Michelle McQuaid scored a deuce in the seventh and stole three in the eighth.

They play the Yukon (0-5) Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Atlantic and the Northwest Territories (2-2) Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

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