A 10-5 win over New Zealand in their only match of day two saw Scotland’s men maintain their100 per cent record at the World Junior Curling Championships and move into a three way tie with Germany and Norway at the top of the standings.
Having beaten Korea and the USA on the opening day James Craik, Angus Bryce, Scott Hyslop and Niall Ryder had gone into the meeting with the Kiwi youngsters as strong favourites since their opponents had suffered two heavy defeats on the opening day.
They duly took charge early on, but were made to work for their win after conceding a three at the sixth end which brought the scores level heading into the closing stages.
“We missed three shots in a row which cost us the three to level the game, but we were never really worried,” said Craik. 
“We had the scoreboard under control and we played it simple and made the easy shots, didn’t take too many risks and we’re just glad to get another win on the board.”
The Scottish skip led his team to a bronze medal last time this event was held after finishing top of the round-robin standings in spite of losing the first two matches, so he is revelling in the way they have set about things so far.
“Three wins at this stage is perfect, exactly where we wanted to be at the start of the week,” he said.
“We’ve got two tough games tomorrow in Germany and Italy, both of whom we’ve played against before, so we know we’ll be really tested by them.
“We’re playing well, though and we’re loving the ice, so I’m excited to see what we can do and hopefully keep this winning streak going.”
The first of those matches will see one of the unbeaten records go as they take on the German side that is led by Benny Kapp, son of two-time European champion Andy and while he knows they do not need to put too much pressure on themselves at this stage, Craik reckons that encounter will be an excellent measure of form.
“Germany is a top of the table clash and they seem to be on really good form as well,” he said.
“The ice suits them as much as it does us, so I’m really excited ahead of what I think will be a really great contest. 
“It’s not an essential win, but we know they’re going to be there or thereabouts at the end of the week.
“However winning this will potentially allow us to have a dropped game later on without it affecting us too much, so we’re really, really hungry for it.”
Live games will be available to watch through The Curling Channel in partnership with Recast.
Scotland – Team Craik
James Craik
Angus Bryce
Scott Hyslop
Niall Ryder
Jack Carrick
Scotland – Team Henderson
Fay Henderson
Katie McMillan
Lisa Davie
Holly Wilkie-Milne
Robyn Mitchell
Sunday 15 May (all times BST)
Scotland – Korea (men) 8-5
Scotland – Canada (women) 9-7
Scotland – USA (men) 9-1
Monday 16 May
Scotland – USA (women) 8-9
Scotland – New Zealand (men) 10-5
Scotland – Switzerland (women) – 6.00pm
Tuesday 17 May
Scotland – Germany (men) – 8.00am
Scotland – Japan (women) – 1.00pm
Scotland – Italy (men) – 6.00pm
Wednesday 18 May
Scotland – Norway (women) – 8.00am
Scotland – Canada (men) – 1.00pm
Scotland – Latvia (women) – 6.00pm
Thursday 19 May
Scotland – Norway (men) – 8.00am
Scotland – Korea (women) – 1.00pm
Scotland – Sweden (men) – 6.00pm (Broadcast game)
Friday 20 May
Scotland – Sweden (women) – 8.00am
Scotland – Switzerland (men) – 1.00pm
Scotland – Denmark (women) - 6.00pm
Saturday 21 May
Men’s Semi Final – 1.00pm
Women’s Semi Final – 6.00pm
Sunday 22 May
Men’s Finals - 8.00am
Women’s Finals - 1.00pm
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