Glendale, Ariz.- The Firestorm went toe to toe against two tough conference opponents and defended their home mat well, nearly beating the Lions.
Results- Arizona Christian 21, Vanguard 32
125 - Dominic De'altonaga over Albert Ambriz (ACU) (Fall 3:34)
133 - Zack Stone over Unknown (For.)
141 - Steven Kroesen over Rico Robles (ACU) (Dec 10-6)
149 - Bryant Avilia over Syage Ryan (ACU) (Fall 1:52)
157 - Carlo Castagnaro (ACU) over Ruben Rodriguez (Fall 1:33)
165 - Davion Barnes (ACU) over Luke Lussier (Fall 5:00)
174 - Gerardo Hernandez over Hunter Richardson (ACU) (TF 22-5 5:00)
184 - Kaden Martin (ACU) over Unknown (For.)
197 - Michael Moreno (ACU) over Isaiah Hernandez (Dec 8-4)
285 - Michael Ruiz over Unknown (For.)
Results- Arizona Christian 3, Southern Oregon 35
125 - Mikey Ladkani over Albert Ambriz (ACU) (TF 16-1 5:00)
133 - Simon Graeber over James Maheras (ACU) (Fall 2:43)
141 - Rico Robles (ACU) over Anthony Perez Guerrero (Dec 3-1)
149 - Aaron Gandara over Syage Ryan (ACU) (TF 16-0 3:57)
157 - Travis Thorpe over Carlo Castagnaro (ACU) (Dec 5-4)
165 - Ayden Wolgamott over Davion Barnes (ACU) (Dec 4-0)
174 - Alex Hernandez over Hunter Richardson (ACU) (MD 17-6)
184 - Kabb Christensen over Kaden Martin (ACU) (Dec 11-6)
197 - Andrew Herrera over Michael Moreno (ACU) (Dec 12-5)
285 - Antonio Garcia over Zion Longsine (ACU) (Dec 6-2)
Coach Butterfield's Thoughts
"I am very proud of how the Firestorm Wrestlers came out to compete tonight. We came out slow against SOU but battled in every match. Our guys simply need to trust themselves and have faith in their abilities on the mat. We really let it fly against Vanguard and won several matchups that we lost earlier in the year against them. This is a great measure of growth when we can compete against opponents we have already seen to see how we have grown throughout the season. Our guys are peaking at the right time and we are excited for the next month of wrestling ahead of us."
Next on the schedule:
ACU will compete in their last home meet of the season on Thursday, January 19th when they host OUAZ. That dual will be held in the Firestorm Rec Center, and will start at 6:30 PM.
Roll Storm!
