Barton Wrestling drops final home dual of season to No. 9 Pratt #GoBarton
Barton Wrestling drops final home dual of season to No. 9 Pratt
The Barton Community College wrestling team closed out the home portion of the season Thursday night falling 55-0 to No. 9 Pratt Community College in the annual Battle of Highway 281.
Facing its toughest challenge of the season, the Cougars met four ranked opponents over the 10 classes while staying open at 197.
The result drops the Cougars to 0-3 in league play and 2-12 on the season, while the Beavers improve to 3-0 in both conference and overall.
Next up for Barton will be a Thursday road trip to Colby, Kansas to take on the host Trojans and No. 13 Labette Community College with action slated to get underway at 4:00 p.m. from the Colby Event Center.
Sophomore Skyler McMullen delivered the most exciting match of the night going the distance in his tilt at 141 before ultimately falling short in a 20-13 decision. Facing a 14-point deficit early in the second period, McMullen quickly shifted the momentum on his third escape of the bout closing the period behind a takedown, four and two point near falls and nearly capped the comeback with a late period pin just before buzzer to draw within two, 14-12. Escaping to pull within one at the start of the third, the sophomore's late comeback bid fell short as a late period counter shot by Pratt's Jameal Agnew created a takedown, three near back and ride time point in the final seconds.