Columbia, SC - In a 44–5 win over Allen, Mount Olive set the tone immediately and never let up. With a forfeit at 125, the Trojans took the lead and looked forward to double pins and tech falls from the middle of the lineup.
Gable Pauole,
Christian Orozco, and Slade Watkins all produced strong victories that put Mount Olive in control throughout, and a second forfeit at 197 merely increased the margin. With the exception of one loss at 174, the Trojans dominated the evening and return to strong form with only a few competitions before they take the mat in the conference championships.
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125: Christian Luker won by forfeit to give Mount Olive an early 6–0 lead.
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133: Brock Christian earned a technical fall over Norikus Cowan, 18–3 (6:00).
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141: Logan Tortual pinned Ja`len Shippy at 4:53.
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149: Gable Pauole posted a major decision over Quincy Gash, 11–2.
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157: Christian Orozco controlled the bout, winning by decision, 11–5.
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165: Brent Nicolosi scored a technical fall over Dharrin Smith, 20–5 (2:48).
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174: Cameron Hunt fell to Jerrel Baskins by technical fall, 19–4 (5:29).
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184: Jack Mackiernan recorded a fall over Zahmier Baldwin at 4:49.
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197: Raife Smart won by forfeit.
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285: Slade Watkins closed the dual with a 7–3 decision over Chandler Allen.
Mount Olive looks to continue their winning ways in a match against Coker on Jan. 29 at home.