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Tiger wrestlers sneak past McDonald County Mustangs
The Nevada Tigers wrestling team picked up their second dual win of the year as they traveled to McDonald County.
The two newly-independent schools found themselves in a tight, exciting battle right from the start. Both schools are in the midst of the rebuilding process and neither held back on the mat, doing their best to come back from the open weight classes that plagued both sides.
The first match of the night was at 119 pounds and Devin Miller found himself in a very fought, back-and-forth match that included several reversals. Miller eventually pulled off the win by an 18-13 decision.
At 125 pounds, Dominic Habjan pulled out an 8-5 decision in another very closely contested match. Scotty Bough followed with a match full of reversals at 145 pounds that eventually ended in a 17-15 decision victory for Bough.
McDonald County wrestling coach Scott Dennis made a last minute decision to move his 152-pound wrestler up to 160 to face Todd Brier in a match Brier did not expect to get. With Nevada open at 152 to and McDonald County open at 160, this move gave both wrestlers a chance to get in a match on what both came in thinking would be a night off.
After some last minute preparation, Brier gave up an early takedown, but was able to make a quick recovery and came back strong in the second period. Brier went on to win the match with a pin and after points for open weight classes were awarded, the Tigers found themselves down by just three points at 30-27 with one match to go.
Tanner Charles represented Nevada's last hope at stealing the overall victory at 103 pounds and came through in strong fashion. Charles had an up-and-down first period and found himself down on points going into the second, but was able to pull off the pin that gave Nevada six points and a 33-30 victory -- their second dual win of the year.
The Tiger grapplers will hope to stay on the winning track as they head to Platte County this weekend for a tough, two-day tournament.