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Little Rock Wrestling Takes Out Queens and Chattanooga at Tri-Dual

Commanding performances in December set a program-high dual win streak
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Eight technical falls and six pins helped the Little Rock wrestling team come home with not one but two wins on the road today, moving to 5-1 on the season and setting a program record four-match win streak. The Trojans shut out Queens 55-0 before turning right around and besting Chattanooga 30-11 to close out the day, winning 17 of the 20 total bouts.
“It’s awesome, and it’s part of the process of getting to the next level,” said head coach Neil Erisman of the recent match success. “We’re not satisfied, but we’re doing good things. While today was more of a struggle than I wanted it to be, it was good for our guys to push through some hard moments. They found a way to get it done, and that’s important.”

How They Got It Done
Every single Trojan earned wins by technical fall or fall in the match against Queens: an even 5 and 5 split. In the Chattanooga dual, Jeremiah Reno, Triston Wills and Stephen Little duplicated their results, taking home a pair of technical falls throughout the day. Meanwhile, Josiah Hill took home two pins, scoring a team-high 12 team points for Little Rock. His first win by fall was the quickest of his career, at just 23 seconds. Despite a few changes in the lineup from dual to dual, Brennan Van Hoecke and Tyler Brennan also went 2-0 on the day, moving the latter up to double digit wins this season – a 10-1 record so far. In addition, Matty Bianchi, Joseph Bianchi and Chase Tebbets were undefeated today, going 1-0 as both the older Bianchi and Tebbets made their first dual start this year. 

New, Competitive Mindset
A new mindset is fueling the Trojans through their progress – setting a goal going into each competition week of how many points as a whole the team will score in combined matches. “I think that’s really helped our guys give them a tangible goal in the middle of the match that’s more than just win or lose, and helps us focus on the right things,” remarked Coach Erisman. … story at … LRtrojans.com/Little-rock-wrestling-takes-out-queens-and-chattanooga-at-tri-dual

December 26, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized