BELLEVILLE - The Cambridge Blue Jays won five of the last six weight classes and beat the Sugar River Raiders, 54-23, in Capitol Conference wrestling action Thursday night.
The match started at 135 pounds and Cambridge grabbed an 18-0 lead before Sugar River's Dan Nolden pinned Leif Sperle in 1:07 at 160 pounds to make the score 18-6.
The Raiders closed to within 24-17 after Ben Schmitt won with a technical fall in 3:58 over Keaton Hubred of Cambridge at 189 pounds.
Michael Nolden then pinned Dylan Clark in 1:06 at 215 pounds. But Cambridge got four forfeits and a pin to offset Taylor Christen's win by forfeit at 112 pounds to close it out.
Sugar River will wrestle at the Richland Center Invitational Saturday.
The match started at 135 pounds and Cambridge grabbed an 18-0 lead before Sugar River's Dan Nolden pinned Leif Sperle in 1:07 at 160 pounds to make the score 18-6.
The Raiders closed to within 24-17 after Ben Schmitt won with a technical fall in 3:58 over Keaton Hubred of Cambridge at 189 pounds.
Michael Nolden then pinned Dylan Clark in 1:06 at 215 pounds. But Cambridge got four forfeits and a pin to offset Taylor Christen's win by forfeit at 112 pounds to close it out.
Sugar River will wrestle at the Richland Center Invitational Saturday.
