Wrestlers On Losing End On The Road In Richmond

The Trenton High School wrestling team faced some tough sledding on Tuesday night, going head-to-head with Brookfield and Richmond at a triangular in Richmond. Trenton was handed losses by both schools, falling 36-29 to Brookfield and 49-9 to Richmond.
vs. Brookfield
Trenton fell behind early against Brookfield when Cole Little was pinned in the first match at 285. The score moved to 12-0 after Trenton forfeited points at 106, but the Bulldogs evened the score thanks to open Brookfield weights at 120 and 126, spots held in Trenton’s lineup by Brenden Johnson and Daniel Rodriguez respectively.
Brookfield went back in front with Trenton’s Zane Rottman losing by fall at 132, but the Bulldogs got three points back at 145 where Eric Lovett scored a 5-2 decision victory. The teams traded victories again in the next two weights but Brookfield got another six points when Nick Wattenbarger was pinned at 152 while Trenton was limited to five points after a 15-0 technical fall from Drew Rorebeck at 160.
Trenton would yield six more points being open at 170, putting Brookfield on top 30-20 with three matches remaining. Jadan Whitney picked up a 12-8 decision win at 182, drawing the Bulldogs to within seven points, but a loss by fall for Mark Trump at 195 sealed Trenton’s fate. Mason Owen closed the dual with a pin of his opponent at 220, giving the match its final score of 36-29 in favor of Brookfield.
“Against Brookfield we really just lost by a match,” Trenton Head Coach Charlie Bacon said. “I thought we matched up well with them, allowing us to score the points we did. We won four head-to-head matches against them, while Brookfield won four head-to-head as well.”
vs. Richmond
Trenton’s second dual went downhill in a hurry and the Bulldogs were only able to pick up three wins, all of which came by decision. Rodriguez won 6-2 at 126, Rorebeck won 6-5 at 160 and Owen won 2-0 at 220.
Outside of those three, Trenton wasn’t able to do much. Whitney lost by an 8-2 decision at 182 to Richmond’s Austin Keefhaver, ranked fourth in the state at his respective weight.
Eric Lovett (138) lost by a 12-4 major decision. Little (285), Trump (195), Wattenbarger (152), Rottman (132) and Johnson (120) were all pinned.
“Against Richmond we had three head-to-head wins as they had seven,” Bacon said. “Richmond is a tough team but we did a good job of staying off our backs and not getting pinned. Danny Rodriguez, Drew Rorebeck, and Mason Owen all looked really good in their wins against a tough district opponent. Eric Lovett lost a close match and ended up defeated, but wrestled really well all the way to the last whistle. Jadan Whitney also lost an 8-2 decision over the fourth-ranked kid in the state. Drew and Mason looked great and went undefeated on the night. It sounds a little strange, but we have wrestled worse in duals we’ve won. We just need to keep working and heading in the right direction.”
Trenton’s wrestlers fell to 6-9 in dual action on the season with the losses. The Bulldogs will look to bounce back on Saturday as they travel to the Brookfield Tournament. First matches are scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m.