Team Jordon McDonald from Winnipeg secured an 8-7 victory over Team Owen Purcell from Halifax at the 2025 Home Hardware Canadian Curling Pre-Trials.
The win wasn't easy, requiring a short runback on McDonald's final stone to eliminate a Purcell counter.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Team McDonald, consisting of vice-skip Jacques Gauthier, second Elias Huminicki, lead Cameron Olafson, and coach Bryan Miki, demonstrated their resilience in the face of adversity.
Author's summary: Team McDonald bounces back with a win.