Substitute John Morris leads John Shuster rink past Brad Jacobs at Champions Cup
SASKATOON — Spare John Morris skipped John Shuster’s rink to a 7-6 extra-end victory over Brad Jacobs in Wednesday night’s draw at the Champions Cup.
With Shuster away at the world mixed doubles championship, tapped Morris to fill in for the Grand Slam of Curling season finale.
Shuster’s rink moved up to a 2-0 round-robin record for a share of the lead in the men’s division while Jacobs split their day at 1-1.
Also in the fifth round-robin draw, Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., moved up to a 2-0 record following a 7-5 win over Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller (0-2).