Black improves to 4-1 at Scotties Tournament of Hearts with 8-4 win over Scharf

Nova Scotia's Christina Black moved to 4-1 with an 8-4 win over Northern Ontario's Krista Scharf in Tuesday's morning session at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Up 4-3, Black scored two in the seventh end and another two in the eighth to pull away.

The teams shook hands before the 10th end after Scharf only mustered one point in the ninth.

Selena Sturmay and Kayla Skrlik, both skipping Alberta teams, improved to 3-1 with resounding wins.

Sturmay cruised past Nunavut's Julia Weagle 10-2, while Skrlik topped Prince Edward Island's Amanda Power 10-4. Sturmay and Skrlik are third and fourth in Pool B, behind Black and Manitoba's Beth Peterson (4-0).

In other action, New Brunswick's Melodie Forsythe defeated Newfoundland and Labrador's Mackenzie Mitchell 9-6.