THE FACTS
Elizabethtown (6-3) 20, Gettysburg (1-2) 19
What: Non-conference wrestling match
When: Wednesday, Jan. 11
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.

THE SKINNY STORY
Elizabethtown won six straight matches to capture a 20-19 win over Gettysburg.

THE LEADERS
• Phil Nave (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) capped the night for the Bullets with a 38-second pin.

FOR THE FOES
• Will Davis secured the match victory for the Blue Jays, posting a 13-4 major decision win at 184.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Antonio Abate (Northvale, N.J./Don Bosco Prep) earned a takedown late in the third period to earn a major decision at 125, staking Gettysburg to a 4-0 lead with an 11-2 victory. Luke Kowalski (Derwood, Md./St. John's College) stretched the lead to 7-0 with an 11-4 win at 133.
• At 141, Jake Stein (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) earned a takedown with 21 seconds left for a 5-4 lead in the bout. Zach Rupp, however, immediately earned an escape out of a restart to knot the match at 5-all. He had 1:34 of time advantage to earn the extra point and a 6-5 victory, closing the match deficit to 7-3. Shane Strausser made it back-to-back decision wins on riding time. He turned a 4-all deadlock into a 5-4 win with 3:00 minutes of advantage at 149. Elizabethtown took a 10-7 lead in the match behind a 17-4 Dorian Gonzalez victory at 157.
• After a 4-1 Brian Schneider win at 165, the 174 bout featured no scoring until Ganon Smith earned an escape four seconds into the final period en route to a 3-0 win to stretch the Blue Jay lead to 16-7. Will Davis made it six straight victories with his major decision.
• Brendan Loder (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) won by forfeit at 197 before Nave wrapped up the night with the Bullets' fastest pin of the season.

THE INSIDE STORY
125: Antonio Abate (G) maj. dec. Ethan Liptzin 11-2; 133: Luke Kowalski (G) dec. Braden Schuyler 11-4; 141: Zach Rupp (E) dec. Jake Stein 6-5; 149: Shane Strausser (E) dec. Eric Mougalian 5-4; 157: Dorian Gonzalez (E) maj. dec. Heath Rudolph 17-4; 165: Brian Schneider (E) dec. Justin Richey 4-1; 174: Ganon Smith (E) dec. Michael Daugherty 3-0; 184: Will Davis (E) maj. dec. Justin Rhyne 13-4; 197: Brendan Loder (G) won by forfeit; HWT: Phil Nave (G) pinned Kurt Driscoll 0:38.

NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at the Will Abele Invitational hosted by Ursinus on Saturday. Action begins at 11 a.m.