Huskies go 2-0 at Davis Duals

Owatonna went undefeated at the inaugural Davis Duals last Wednesday after notching wins over Maple River/USC and St. Paul Harding.

The Huskies opened the duals with a massive 78-3 win over St. Paul Harding that saw just one Owatonna athlete lose a match before facing Maple River/USC in a close 40-33 dual.

Owatonna swept 13 of 14 matches against St. Paul Harding, winning by either forfeit or fall to collect its 78 points. Jack Sorenson was the lone Husky to lose a match.

Sorenson came close to victory and nearly came back to secure a late decision, but a reversal inside of the last 15 seconds put his opponent back out in front as time ran out.

After a brief intermission to allow Maple River/USC and St. Paul Harding to hash it out on the mats, Owatonna returned to face the former of the two foes.

106-pounder Kaden Lindquist and 113-pounder Donoven Sorenson started off hot for the Huskies as Lindquist secured a 9-1 major decision and Sorenson earned a second-period pin to give Owatonna a 10-0 lead.

However, the tide shifted shortly afterward.

Maple River/USC caught fire from weights 120 to 138 and scored 21 points behind three pins and one decision win.

Now trailing 21-10, Owatonna’s Mason Blum and Michael Reinardy stopped the Longhorns’ scoring run and brought the dual to 21-19 after Blum won via decision and Reinardy pinned his opponent.

The Longhorns did manage to get six points back with a pin at 160 pounds, but a forfeit win credited to Owatonna's Cael Robb at 170 pounds brought the Longhorns’ lead back to two points at 27-25.

Maple River/USC rounded out the middleweights with a win by fall at 182 pounds to lead 33-25 heading into the last three matches.

Needing just nine points to take the lead, Owatonna’s Blake Fitcher and Max Flemke made the Longhorns’ lead vanish before their eyes.

Fitcher kicked off the run with a fall at 195 pounds before Flemke ground out a 6-3 decision to give Owatonna a slight 34-33 edge.

With one match to go, Owatonna secured the win when Maple River/USC forfeited at heavyweight, giving the Huskies’ Grant Lower a win and six points to round out the score at 40-33.

Owatonna will look to build on its momentum next when the team travels to Winona on Thursday, Jan. 5 at 5:30 p.m.