Derrek Bosso (125 lbs.) (Pequea, Pa.) opened the match with a tight, 4-3, win over Brandon Davis, and Brandon Reasy (New Enterprise, Pa.), the nation's #1-ranked wrestler at 133 lbs., won by forfeit. The Mountain Cats increased the lead to 12-0 with #7 Shane Valko's (Windber, Pa.), 5-3, decision over Kyle Karanga at 141 lbs.
The Eagles battled their way back into the match with back-to-back wins at 149 lbs. and 157 lbs. Marcus Gordon scored a 12-4 major decision over Ryan McIntyre (Claysburg, Pa.) at 149 lbs., and #4 Muhammad Abdur-Rahman defeated Mazen Kholi (Allentown, Pa.), 7-2, at 157 lbs. to cut the Mountain Cat lead to, 12-7.
However, Pitt Johnstown responded with three straight victories to seal the match. Kyle Keane (165 lbs.) (Clearfield, Pa.) and Albert Miles (174 lbs.) (Canonsburg, Pa.) both won by decision, and Corcetti scored a technical fall over Jordan Job at 6:00 to give the Mountain Cats a, 23-7, lead.
With the match out of reach, Ashland's #3-ranked Josh Ohl won a 7-2 decision over Patrick Walsh (Leesport, Pa.) at 197 lbs., before the Eagles' Ray Kent set the final score at, 23-13, with a 3-2 win over Nathan Tomporoski (Natrona Heights, Pa.) at heavyweight.
With the loss, Ashland dropped to 7-7 on the season.
The Mountain Cats wrap-up a weekend trip to Ohio at #15 University of Findlay (OH) on Saturday. Pitt Johnstown will host its next home match on Wednesday, February 13, when West Liberty State (WV) College visits the Sports Center at 7:00 p.m.
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