Kevin Koe tops Wild Card 2's Reid Carruthers at Brier to remain undefeated at 4-0
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Alberta's Kevin Koe needed an extra end to complete a 9-7 victory over Reid Carruthers of Wild Card 2 at the the Brier.
Koe made a short in-off for a deuce to improve to 4-0 after seven draws of round-robin play. Carruthers fell to 2-2.
In other early games, Wild Card 3's Karsten Sturmay edged Yukon's Thomas Scoffin 7-6 and Ontario's Mike McEwen dropped an 8-7 decision to Prince Edward Island's Tyler Smith.
Nova Scotia's Matthew Manuel scored five points in the eighth end for a 10-4 win over Nunavut's Jake Higgs.
Two more draws are scheduled for later Monday at Budweiser Gardens.
The playoffs begin Friday and the final is set for Sunday evening.
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