The Muhlenberg men's wrestling team faced some tough competition and split four matches at the Scotty Wood Duals.

The Mules (3-4) won their matches against Shenandoah, 46-6, and Keystone, 47-3. Their two losses came to Washington and Lee (34-10), a team with eight regionally ranked wrestlers, and Messiah (32-13), a team with six.

Senior Paul Parise had the most impressive showing against a regionally ranked opponent, building an 11-1 lead before pinning his Messiah opponent - ranked fourth at 197 in Region 3 - with about a minute left in the third. Parise also recorded pins against Shenandoah and Keystone.

In addition to Parise, sophomore CJ Horvath and seniors Fletcher Goodman and Joey Lamparelli all went 3-1 on the day. Horvath (pictured above) was pinned in his first bout but rebounded with a decision, a major decision and a technical fall.

Goodman recorded a major decision against Washington and Lee and needed less than a minute to notch a technical fall against Shenandoah. He also wrestled a solid match against the fourth-ranked 184-pounder in the region, falling 3-1 on an early takedown.

Lamparelli's three wins included a 5-0 decision against the sixth-ranked 125-pounder in Region 4.

In a matchup of two regionally ranked wrestlers, senior Brandon Bowles (third in Region 3) overcame an early takedown to pin his Washington and Lee opponent (sixth in Region 4) in 1:43.

Senior Chris Sockler competed in one of the Mules' most entertaining matches against Shenandoah. Each wrestler recorded two takedowns in the first two periods, resulting in an 8-8 tie entering the final period. Sockler escaped at the start of the period to take a 9-8 lead, then took his opponent down and pinned him with 1:07 left. 

Box Scores
Washington and Lee 34, Muhlenberg 10
125 Ben Rubin (WL) dec. Joey Lamparelli, 9-6
133 Vinny Ziccardi (WL) pinned CJ Horvath, 3:45
141 Skyler Hickman (WL) dec. Andrew Loniewski, 11-6
149 Evan Lindner (WL) maj. dec. Alex Greco, 13-4
157 Brandon Bowles (M) pinned Colin Bridges, 1:43
165 Mark Troni (WL) pinned Chris Sockler, 2:57
174 Jacob Wright (WL) dec. Nick Stump, 18-11
184 Fletcher Goodman (M) maj. dec. Evan Surmay, 17-6
197 John Santowski (WL) maj. dec. Paul Parise, 11-1
285 Carter Stack (WL) tech fall Ben Krauss, 2:06 (15-0)

Muhlenberg 46, Shenandoah 6
125 Joey Lamparelli (M) dec. Anakin Burks, 5-0
133 CJ Horvath (M) dec. Heath Burds, 11-7
141 Andrew Loniewski (M) pinned Sean Rinebolt, 4:54
149 Alex Greco (M) tech fall Hunter Ballantine, 6:00 (22-6)
157 Canon Long (S) over Brandon Bowles by injury default, 0:23
165 Chris Sockler (M) pinned Daiveon Barlow, 5:53
174 Aidan Weingrad (M) won by forfeit
184 Fletcher Goodman (M) tech fall Robert Keener, 0:55 (15-0)
197 Paul Parise (M) pinned Corbin Yelton, 1:53
285 Ben Krauss (M) pinned Daniel Basil-Barker, 0:36

Messiah 32, Muhlenberg 13
125 Joey Lamparelli (Mu) dec. Bryce Arnold, 8-3
133 CJ Horvath (Mu) maj. dec. Mason Casey, 17-6
141 Shaun Quirk (Me) maj. dec. Andrew Loniewski, 12-1
149 Dalton Monger (Me) dec. Alex Greco, 8-5
157 Clay Gainer (Me) tech fall Charles Levine, 5:17 (17-0)
165 Keegan Demarest (Me) pinned Chris Sockler, 1:01
174 Austin Brass (Me) tech fall Nick Stump, 4:10 (17-2)
184 Ryder Slayton (Me) dec. Fletcher Goodman, 3-1  
197 Paul Parise (Mu) pinned Sawyer Dereszynski, 5:59  
285 Micah Martinez (Me) pinned Ben Krauss, 2:19

Muhlenberg 47, Keystone 3
125 Joey Lamparelli (M) won by forfeit
133 no match
141 CJ Horvath (M) tech fall Justin Santiago, 2:24 (16-0)
149 Charles Levine (M) pinned Michael Palinkas, 1:17
157 Alex Greco (M) won by forfeit
165 Chris Sockler (M) won by forfeit
174 Aidan Weingrad (M) won by forfeit
184 Fletcher Goodman (M) won by forfeit
197 Paul Parise (M) pinned James Craig, 4:13
285 Rocco Arduni (K) dec. Ben Krauss, 4-1 (sv)