Ballance Runner-Up at 2021 Okotoks U20 Bonspiel

Okotoks, Alberta

SKIP
James
Ballance

Third
Chris
Pratt

Second
Ethan
Drysdale

Lead
Neil
Donovan

Games:	5
Record:	4W - 1L
PF/G:	9.17
PA/G:	6.11
Hammer Efficiency:	0.47
Steal Defense:	0.17
Force Efficiency:	0.40
Steal Efficiency:	0.39

James Ballance (Okotoks, AB) lost 9-3 to Justin Runciman (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Okotoks U20 Bonspiel, held November 26 - 28, 2021 in Okotoks, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Ballance won 5-4 over Kenan Wipf (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals

Ballance finished 3-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ballance defeated Blake Petkau (Calgary, AB) 9-2, then won 8-3 against Runciman and 8-4 against Ben Kiist (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Ballance ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

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