Playoffs on the line for Carman’s Hayward rink

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Shaela Hayward and her Carman teammates have a big morning ahead of them Saturday.

The team, listed as Manitoba No. 1, takes its 5-2 record into a pivotal matchup with Nova Scotia No. 1 (7-0) in its final round-robin game at the Canadian U21 Women’s Curling Championship in Fort McMurray, Alta.

Hayward is tied with three other teams in second spot at 5-2. Only the top three teams in each pool advance to the playoffs.

Zoey Terrick’s Winnipeg crew, listed as Manitoba No. 2, is 1-6 and won’t advance.

In U21 men’s play, Jordan McDonald of Winnipeg (Manitoba No. 1) took a perfect 7-0 Pool A record into Friday’s late draw against also-unbeaten Saskatchewan No. 2. Regardless of the outcome, the Assiniboine Memorial squad will make the playoffs.

In Pool B, Virden’s Jace Freeman, 6-2 and in second place, was idle Friday night but will also advance to the weekend playoffs.