The Iowa Hawkeyes and the Army West Point travel to Missouri for a Friday night of wrestling. These teams meet up in beautiful St.Charles on Friday December 6th, for the Journeymen Wrestling Uncivil War event! Both teams enter the meet with a perfect 3-0 record, although the level of competition the two teams has faced is vastly different. The undefeated Hawkeyes bring an absolutely loaded team to Missouri. Lead by NCAA finalists Drake Ayala and Jacori Teemer. Army comes into the meet led by wrestling sensation Charlie Farmer of Moline Illinois. The meet features 12 ranked wrestlers with 3 head to head ranked bouts. You can watch this meet on UFC Fight Pass.
Don’t Miss: The 125lb bout will get the action started and should be one of the most closely contested bouts of the night. The 141 bout should also be competitive.
Keys To Victory: For Iowa its simple just show up. Army’s keys to victory don’t come so easily. They need upsets lots of upsets. As much respect as I have for this Army team, I just don’t see a reasonable path to victory for them. So without any further ado lets take a look at each match and I will do my best to give you a winner and team score.
125 Kale Petersen NR VS Charlie Farmer #24
133 Drake Ayala #3 VS Berginc, Ethan #22
141 Ryder Block VS Braden Basile #25
149 Kyle Parco #4 VS McDaniel, Trae
157 Caleb Rathjen VS Morris, Dakota
165 Michael Caliendo #2 VS Filipowicz, Gunner #18
174 Gabe Arnold #6 VS Harkins, Dalton
184 Nelson Brands #5 VS Christie, Andrew
197 Steven Buchanan #1 VS Frable, Wolfgang
285 Ben Kueter #11 VS Stoddard, Lucas #26
Conclusion: Young Guns prodigy Charlie Farmer and Kale Petersen will likely be the match of the night. 141, and Heavyweight also promise compiling matchups. In the end the Hawkeyes will emerge victorious. Hopefully we get to see a few of Iowa’s backups step up and compete. This will make the meet a little more interesting, plus its always fun seeing these new kids compete.