CLARION, Pa. --- The Golden Eagles seek their first dual meet win of the year when they travel to Bloomsburg to face the Huskies. This is the first road dual meet for Clarion since the November 10th match at American.
The Golden Eagles will also be traveling to the MAC Center Friday for the Kent State Open. The last time they traveled to Kent State was for the MAC Conference Championships last year. Wrestlers will get opportunities to wrestle against some big-time competition from Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Purdue, Ohio State, and West Virginia
Previous Matches
The Golden Eagles and the Huskies are longtime opponents having wrestled 53 times over the course of the program's history with Clarion holding a 31-20-2 advantage in the series. The Golden Eagles have dominated the series recently and are currently riding a nine-match winning streak over Bloomsburg.
Last year's matchup was a lopsided affair with Clarion earning a 36-6 victory, one of the Golden Eagles' highest scoring matches of the year. They were able to rack up four bonus point victories including a first period pin by Cam Pine over Tanner Culver. Clarion was able to pick up technical falls at the 133-, 157-,174-pound weight classes and a forfeit at 149 pounds.
Match Preview vs Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg currently sits at 0-6 on the season and is also searching for their first win of the season. The Huskies have lost all of their dual meets so far this season by double figures with the most recent matchup against BIG-10 opponent Wisconsin 37-9.
Ethan Wiant fresh off a gritty 2-1 decision over Cal Baptist's Eli Shereen that was decided by riding time. He will likely wrestle Bloomsburg's Mason Rebuck who is coming off a victory over Wisconsin's Niccolo Colucci where he was able to turn the Badger and pin him in the second period. Wiant currently sits at 6-5 on the year and 1-2 in dual meets.
Scott Johnson is coming off a big weekend where he went 1-1 on the weekend dominating Cal Baptist's Hunter Leake in a 12-2 major decision. In his match against 2024 All-American Dylan Shawver, Johnson gave him everything that he could handle for the first six minutes before he succumbed to a 15-7 major decision. His potential opponent Major Lewis sits at 1-5 on the year in dual meets with him earning a 1-0 decision over Long Island's Anthony Mirando.
