Pillittieri and Christy Get Two Wins; Jayhawks Split at the Mel Berry Duals

Pillittieri and Christy Get Two Wins; Jayhawks Split at the Mel Berry Duals

GREENVILLE, Pa. - Traveling to the Mel Berry Duals hosted by Thiel College, the Jamestown Community College wrestling team split, defeating Muskingum University 15-3 and falling to Thiel College 42-9.

 

Match One: Jamestown Community College 15 - Muskingum University 3

With a match filled with double forfeits, the Jayhawks (4-4) showed out in the matches that happened.

 

Down 3-0 after the 125 pound match, Joey Pillittieri (Falconer, NY/Falconer HS) went to work at 141 pound. Pillittieri got the 17-4 major decision victory over Tanner Donathan.

 

Moving onto the 157 pound class, James Rankin (Cleveland, OH/Garfield Heights) embraced the challenge. Rankin went to work early and often against Denver Kosch, getting the 15-4 major decision victory.

 

Skipping ahead to the 197 pound class, Brock Johnson (Falconer, NY/Falconer HS) continued the trend of major decision victory, defeating Andrew McFee by a score of 15-5.

 

To close out the dual, heavyweight Alex Christy (Fredonia, NY/Fredonia HS) grinded out a win, getting the 3-1 decision victory over Noah DeHainaut.

 

Match Two: Thiel College 42 - Jamestown Community College 9

In the second dual of the afternoon, Pillittieri and Christy were the only Jayhawks to come away with victories to go 2-0 on the afternoon.

 

In the 141 pound weight class, Pillittieri got JCC on the board, getting the 15-8 decision over Hunter Martz.

 

Christy closed out the day in fashion, getting the fall over Seth Phillips just 50 seconds in the second period.

 

The Jayhawks will be back in action next Saturday, January 22nd, as they host Gannon University at 4 p.m.

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