April 26, 2024

CMB falls twice in HOIC dual action

NEVADA — The Collins-Maxwell/Baxter wrestling team won three matches in each of its two duals against Nevada and Roland-Story, but the Raiders came up on the short end of the scoreboard Thursday during Heart of Iowa Conference action.

Senior Evan Bianchi went 2-0 on the night, but the Raiders lost 51-18 to Nevada and were defeated 49-13 by Roland-Story.

Bianchi improved to 11-5 after taking a forfeit against Nevada and following a 9-2 win over Roland-Story’s Liam Scheuermann.

The other two wins against Nevada (5-11 overall, 3-4 in the HOIC) came from senior Archer McFadden and freshman Carter Davis. McFadden is now 14-4 after pinning Coby Vincent in the second period. Davis won his match at 106 by forfeit.

Sophomore Caleb Fullerton put the Raiders (0-12, 0-6) on the board against Roland-Story with a 12-0 major decision win over Nickolas Wakefield. Fullerton is now 13-4 on the season.

Bianchi’s 9-2 win at 160 and junior Cody Galbraith’s forfeit victory at 195 were the other two wins by CMB against R-S (4-14, 2-4).

CMB wrestles Iowa Falls-Alden and Roland-Story at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Story City.