Gushue downs Balsdon to stay undefeated through Grand Slam of Curling
SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. — Brad Gushue keeps rolling through the third Grand Slam of Curling tournament of the season.
Gushue, of St. John’s, N.L., edged Greg Balsdon of Kingston, Ont., 7-6 on Thursday to improve to 3-0 in round-robin play at the National.
Gushue went undefeated in winning the two first Grand Slam events — the Tour Challenge in September and the Masters last month.
Gushue, who leads Pool A, scored a deuce in the seventh end Thursday night to go up 7-5 over Balsdon (1-2). Balsdon earned a single in the eighth.