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Jerseyhokie29

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Edinboro Preview


This one will be a little sparse, but the Edinboro Open is looking rough for our guys so ill bang out a preview instead. VT should win this one through attriation, but there are sone excellent indiviudal matchups, particularly 149 and 184 (and 157 if Brascetta wrestles for us).

125 #3/3 Joey Dance vs. Sean Russell -
Russell is from the same cut as joey's Pitt opponent, and i expect a similar result. Got overzealous on Friday predicting the major and joey taught me a lesson. I see Dance by decision here, Russell is a good wrestler though and it will be tight til the third.
Tech 3-0

133 Dennis Gustafson vs. Anthony Rivera -
This match really scares me because the bottom could fall out for dennis here. Its pretty clear now that he has no faith or confidence in that repaired knee getting torqued outwards and as a result he's bailing super early on whizzers. DiCamillo and Forys previously exploited that to utli TD periods. Rivera is the type of wrestler the pre-injury Dennis would chew up and spit out. Worried he just has healed mentally to trust the knee. Will still pick dennis by decision, but there are warning flags.
Tech 6-0

141 #10/8 Solomon Chishko vs. Tyler Vath -
Picking against Solomon right now is just stupid. He dominated a very good Racciato and made it seem like a walk in the park. He will do the same to Vath, the question is does he reach the major? I tend to think he pulls out an 8 pt decision here, giving the hokies a major.
Tech 10-0

149 Sal Mastriani vs. #14/12 Pat Lugo -
Im really excited for this one. Its a statement match for mastriani, as his form has returned in the last month and he seems finally recovered from his high ankle sprain. He's riding like a monster, breaking guys in half both riding legs and pull in that ankle for the bow and arrow. If he can thread the legs during TDs like he did on friday night, Woo Boy! I've also coincidentally seen lugo's last 2 matches and he's struggling hard, giving up a bad loss to Neff of Loch Haven. This one has upset written all over it, and I'm calling my shot like the Bambino, Mastriani by decision.
Tech 13-0

157 Jake Spengler vs. #15/8 Austin Matthews -
Really disappointed that Nick will probably scratch here leaving spengler to take his place. This would have been the headline matchup for me, as i think Matthews is pretty underranked. Spengler did well in backup duty friday night, but Matthews is a class above. Edinboro by decision here, but this could turn into a major especially if Spengler makes a poor position move.
Tech 13-3

165 #13/11 David McFadden vs. Casey Fuller -
This one is a ground hog day type match. True freshman vs. Redshirt Senior, and i dont like my gut feeling. For comparison, Fuller beat Wiercioch 4-3 while Dave just dropped that 7-6 decision. McFaddens the better wrestler here, but I'm not sure the final score will reflect that. Boro by decision, in another 1 pt match where McFadden doesnt get going until too late.
Tech 13-6

174 #5/3 Zach Epperly vs. Patrick Jennings OR Ty Schoffstall -
I'm gonna assume we see Jennings (Cause if Schoffstall goes, its gonna be another pin for Epp). Even Jennings should be an easy win for Epp. Looking Tech by major here.
Tech 17-6

184 #14/14 Zack Zavatsky vs. #2/2 Vic Avery -
Headline match of the night and this is gonna be a dandy. Avery will likely be a national finalist favorite in a month, and Zavatsky is peaking right about now. He looked very good against bruce, controlling that match the entire way. I think Zavatsky comes up a TD short, but this will be 7 minutes of fun, Boro by decision.
Tech 17-9

197 #12/7 Jared Haught vs. Vince Pickett -
How bout that version of Jared Haught? That was fun to watch against a very good veteran in Bonnacorrsi. Jared beat Pickett 10-0 in his RS year, and has only improved since then. Should be Tech by major here.
Tech 21-9

285 #3/3 Ty Walz vs. Billy Miller -
So this is another scary upset potential here. Walz, for as much action as he mustered against Solomon of Pitt, is in a bit of a Rut right now. And Miller is a very good freshman, with a 21-6 mark. Expect this to be another 3-2 decision. I'll take the good guys though, leading to the undefeated Gwiaz Walz matchup.
Tech 24-9

Posted: 02/06/2016 at 1:30PM



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