MLHS wrestling teams battle Eisenhower
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Moses Lake High School junior Brianna Martinez pins her opponent during the third round of her match on Thursday.
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Moses Lake High School senior Derek Grubb wrestles Eisenhower High School’s Jose Olivera on Thursday.
MLHS junior Ashton Sanchez picks his opponent up over his shoulder during the duel against Eisenhower High School on Thursday.
Sophomore Dayton Regan, of Moses Lake High School, has his opponent’s legs pinned as he works to win the match on Thursday.
On Thursday, Moses Lake High School junior Brianna Martinez won her match against Eisenhower High School’s Emma Caudle.
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake wrestling teams went up against Eisenhower High School on Thursday.
For the girls team, only one wrestler competed, as the rest of EHS’s female wrestlers were not able to travel due to COVID-19. Moses Lake High School junior Brianna Martinez wrestled against Emma Caudle. Martinez took the match, with a pin at 4:44.
The boys team also battled, but MLHS head coach Jaime Garza said the team knew going into the match it was going to be close and his wrestlers were a young team, but they made some uncharacteristic mistakes.
“We just need to show some more fight, to be honest with you. I don’t care if we lose; what I’m concerned about is if we lack some of the urgency, if we lack some of the fight, if we lack grit,” said Garza.
The final team scores were MLHS 25, EHS 46.
The results of the varsity wrestlers were:
• 106-pound MLHS freshman Dylan Martinez received a forfeit.
• 113-pound MLHS sophomore Weston Stowe lost by decision to Eric Aguilar, 6-2.
• In the 120-pound weight class, MLHS forfeited to Francisco Sanchez.
• 126-pound MLHS freshman Jessie Humpherys lost by fall to Greyson Sarten.
• 132-pound MLHS sophomore Dayton Regan won by major over Gabe Jamie, 14-6.
• 138-pound MLHS senior Bryer Knowles lost by decision to David Parkinson, 5-10.
• 145-pound MLHS junior Josh Grubb lost by fall to AJ Coronado.
• 152-pound MLHS senior Derek Grubb won by decision over Jose Olivera, 11-8.
• 160-pound MLHS junior Cody Byers lost by fall to Mateo Escobar.
• 170-pound MLHS senior Adrian Morales lost by fall to Eddie Flores.
• 182-pound MLHS senior Marcus Duvall won by fall against Jacob Bush.
• 195-pound MLHS senior Joey Freidig lost by fall to Dominic McCoy.
• 220-pound MLHS junior Ashton Sanchez lost by major to Damian Gama, 14-3.
• Heavyweight MLHS senior Saul Villa won by forfeit.
The teams go to away tournaments on Saturday.
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