Team Jordon McDonald from Winnipeg collected an extra-end 8-7 victory over Team Owen Purcell from Halifax at the 2025 Home Hardware Canadian Curling Pre-Trials.
The win was not easy, with McDonald needing a short runback on his final stone to eliminate a Purcell counter for the win.
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, showed their resilience in the heat of battle.
Author's summary: Team McDonald wins 8-7 over Team Purcell.