The John Carroll Blue Streaks zapped the Muskingum wrestling team in its home opener on Tuesday night, 43-0.
With the loss, Muskingum slips to 0-2 overall and 0-2 in the OAC. John Carroll moves to 8-2 overall and 2-0 in the league.
Muskingum senior Sammy Southers, junior Garrett Mitchel, and freshman Noah DeHainaut led the squad on the mat. Southers dropped a hard-fought battle in the 133-pound weight class against Max Turner in the waning seconds of the third period, 6-5. Mitchel fell in his 197-pound match against Matthew Ferraro, 6-2. DeHainaut concluded the bout with a 6-3 loss against Josh Stasek in the heavyweight division.
The Muskies next compete at the Ohio Northern Invitational on Saturday, December 7.
John Carroll 43, Muskingum 0
125: Kyle Murray (JOCA) over Hunter Heck (MUSK) (MD 11-2)
133: Max Turner (JOCA) over Sammy Southers (MUSK) (Dec 6-5)
141: Jarrod Brezovec (JOCA) over (MUSK) (For.)
149: Patrick McGraw (JOCA) over Tanner Donathan (MUSK) (MD 13-0)
157: Daniel Novak (JOCA) over Corey Loera (MUSK) (TF 16-0 1:56)
165: Luke Reicosky (JOCA) over Zach Mason (MUSK) (Fall 1:04)
174: Christian DeDi (JOCA) over Carter Layton (MUSK) (MD 13-4)
184: Aidan Whitis (JOCA) over Isaac Sell (MUSK) (TF 18-1 3:45)
197: Matthew Ferraro (JOCA) over Garrett Mitchel (MUSK) (Dec 6-2)
285: Josh Stasek (JOCA) over Noah DeHainaut (MUSK) (Dec 6-3)
