The Royals finished strong from 145 pounds on up to upset the 10th ranked Stillwater Ponies Thursday night, 40-33. For a while, it didn't look promising. After 138 pounds, the Royals found themselves down 27-6, with the only points scored by way of forfeit.
But captain Brady Moesenthin beat 7th ranked Trey Kruse at 145 6-3 to start an avalanche of points. Captain Brock Rinehart followed with an 18-7 major decision, and Sam Ellis, Daryl dela Paz, Mason Barrows and Donald Nde won by fall to put the Royals up 37-33. Captain Max Fick finished off Stillwater with a tough 4-2 decision, making the final score 40-33 Royals.
On the JV side, Dave Hawley, Nashawn Hoyer, Amir Muhammad and Alex Mancera picked up wins for the Royals.
On Saturday, the Royals host the Woodbury Duals with matches starting at 9:00am. Brackets are listed on the website; the Royals start out facing Henry Sibley in the Activity Center at 9:00am. Stop out and see some great wrestling!