Mustangs late pins down Purple Eagles
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Conor Crandall works toward a pin over Albion’s Matt Kania during the Mustangs come from behind win over the host Purple Eagles this evening.
Rallying late with three straight clutch pins Medina downed host Albion 42-32 in a Niagara-Orleans League wrestling match this evening.
Trailing 32-24, the Mustangs came battling back with three straight first period pins by Conor Crandall (189) in 1:25. Breydin McEwen-Miller (215) in 1:12 and Sawyer Kingsbury (285) in 1:30 to close the match and earn the victory.
Earlier Medina jumped out to leads of 18-0 and 24-11 at the outset on a second period pin by Dominick Callara (118), a first period fall by Brennan Allen (138) and two forfeits. Albion had a technical fall win by Alonzo Figueroa-Fuentes and a forfeit win during that stretch.
The Purple Eagles did take the next four bouts on three forfeits and an overtime decision win by Josh Bovenzi (152) to rally into a 32-24 lead.
That set the stage for the Mustangs decisive match closing rally of three straight pins.
Medina is now 2-0 and Albion 0-2 in N-O competition.
Roy-Hart/Barker 42, Akron 33
Pins by Calabe Lange (152), Ronan Klug (172), Dan Moore (285), Lucas Kimber (102) and Luke Fay (132) sparked Roy-Hart/Barker to a 42-33 win over Akron in the other N-O match.
Jake Smith (126) had a pin for Akron.
Albion’s Alonzo Figueroa-Fuentes works for a technical fall win over Medina’s Corde Robinson.
Medina’s Dominick Callara in route to scoring a pin over Albion’s Andrew Uderitz.
