Raiders top 19th-ranked Arizona Christian
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PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Southern Oregon men's wrestling team took another step in the right direction by beating up on 19th-ranked Arizona Christian 30-6 on Friday night in a Cascade Conference dual, getting another upset from 125-pound freshman Lorenzo Vasquez.
Vasquez – who knocked off 11th-ranked Eric Sanchez of Menlo (Calif.) in SOU's last dual – topped 12th-ranked Elias Gonzales in a 2-1 sudden victory as the Raiders won eight of 10 contests overall.
By the time Vasquez took the mat for the penultimate match of the evening, the win was already well in hand. The Raiders scored bonus points in four of their victories, topping the night off with 11th-ranked 133-pounder Justin Coon's second-round pin of Jeremiah Behnke.
They improved to 5-6 in dual matches and the Firestorm went to 5-8.
Matt Peterson (141 pounds) and Layn Pannkuk (149) started the matchup with back-to-back major decisions – Peterson by a 16-4 score over Cory Sego, Pannkuk 12-3 over Samuel Hernandez – before 11th-ranked JJ Talavera made it 11-0 with an 8-6 sudden victory against Cole Drescher at 157.
Tanner Sallee (174) went on to add a major decision, 13-3 against Rylan Larko. Cylus Hoke (197) and Ismael De La Torre Jr. (285) started a run of four consecutive wins to end the night with decisions in their respective matches.
Joshua Walker, the No. 16 184-pounder in the NAIA, got one of ACU's wins by edging Josh Hammers in a 3-1 decision.
SOU will remain in Arizona for Saturday's dual against Embry-Riddle, which starts at 6 p.m. Pacific Time.
SOUTHERN OREGON 30, ARIZONA CHRISTIAN 6
141 – Matt Peterson, SOU, major dec. Cory Sego, 16-4. (4-0)
149 – Layn Pannkuk, SOU, major dec. Samuel Hernandez, 12-3. (8-0)
157 – JJ Talavera, SOU, dec. Cole Drescher, 8-6 (SV-1). (11-0)
165 – Lano Luna, ACU, dec. Kama Suzuki-Scott, 6-4 (SV-1). (11-3)
174 – Tanner Sallee, SOU, major dec. Rylan Larko, 13-3. (15-3)
184 – Joshua Walker, ACU, dec. Josh Hammers, 3-1. (15-6)
197 – Cylus Hoke, SOU, dec. Diego Torres, 3-0. (18-6)
285 – Ismael De La Torre Jr., SOU, dec. Caleb Baker, 2-1. (21-6)
125 – Lorenzo Vasquez, SOU, dec. Elias Gonzales, 2-1 (SV-1). (24-6)
133 – Justin Coon, SOU, p. Jeremiah Behnke, 3:56. (30-6)