Recording eight wins by fall, Carl Junction defeated Joplin 51-30 in a boys wrestling dual on Thursday night inside Kaminsky Gymnasium.
At 106 pounds, Joplin’s Lucas Allen won by forfeit.
Joplin’s Gabriel Kabutha won by fall over CJ’s Jayden Kean at 113.
The Bulldogs won three straight matches by pinfall, as Carter Fogleson pinned Chance Blobaum at 120, Drake Richardson won by fall over Dylan Houston at 126 and Max Matthews pinned Andrew Burke at 132.
Joplin’s Freddy Cerrato-Martinez won by fall over Cole Beezley at 138.
Carl Junction reeled off six wins in a row.
Carl Junction’s Brenden Berry won by fall over Toryn Jones at 144, Kale Trosper earned a 9-7 decision over Ben Hedrick at 150 and Aaron Dillingham pinned Johnathon Burke at 157 pounds.
Next, Carl Junction’s Dexter Merrell won by fall over James Clemens at 165, Marcus Lopez-Durman pinned Andrew Esterline at 175 and Tony Stewart won by fall over Ethan Bentz at 190.
The Eagles won two straight to end the dual.
Joplin’s Johnny Williams won by forfeit at 215 before teammate Josiah Hazelwood won by fall over Blake Starks at heavyweight.
Note: Carl Junction won a girls dual over Joplin, 19-18. Match by match results were unavailable at time of publication.
