An early center guard is used by both teams for attacking. Nancy B langer is short with her lat draw and Japan draws a second. Larouche hits the top Japanese stone and stays at the top of the four-foot. Katoh hits the center guard and rolls and stops just behind the tee-line. Larouche hits the guard and leaves Japan with a chance for three.
Japan hits it enough for two points.
The Japanese get two guards. Japan puts another guard, Canada misses completely. Japan, another guard, Canada tries for a double on the guards, but singles. Japan draws a second in the house. Canada tries the double but only removes one.