Ohio successfully bounced back from a loss last weekend against Northern Iowa on Saturday, as it defeated Clarion 21-16 at the Convocation Center. With the victory, Ohio extends its home win streak to eight matches, dating back to last season.
Ohio took an early blow when it had to forfeit its 125-pound match. After that, the two teams went back and forth throughout the dual. Ohio won the final lead change when 165-pound Harrison Hightower got a major decision to give Ohio an 18-16 lead. Cody Walters followed in the final match of the dual with a decision that clinched the victory for the Bobcats.
Full results:
184-pound: Dustin Conti dec. Ryan Garringer 8-5 (Clarion 3-0)
197-pound: Phil Wellington maj dec. Daniel Sutherland 10-3 (Ohio 4-3)
285-pound: Jeremy Johnson maj dec. Evan Daley 10-3 (Ohio 8-3)
125-pound: Ohio forfeit (Clarion 9-8)
133-pound: Sam Sherlock maj dec. Kagan Squire 10-1 (Clarion 13-8)
141-pound: Noah Forrider dec. Tyler Bedelyon 4-3 (Clarion 13-11)
149-pound: Tywan Claxton dec. Justin Arthur 8-4 (Ohio 14-13)
157-pound: Austin Matthews dec. Sparty Chino 13-8 (Clarion 16-14)
165-pound: Harrison Hightower maj dec. Michael Pavasko 8-0 (Ohio 18-16)
174-pound: Cody Walters dec. Ryan Darch 4-2 (Ohio 21-16)
Despite the win, Joel Greenlee was disappointed with his team's "sluggish" performance.
"I thought some guys wrestled better than others, but as a whole, we looked slow and sluggish," Greenlee said. "I don't know if we looked past these guys or what, but we didn't wrestle as well as we could have."
Ohio returns to the Convo Sunday at 5:30pm for its final MAC match of the season, a dual with Old Dominion.
