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Adrian wins battle of ranked teams

By John RittenhouseA late push by the Adrian wrestling team gave the Dragons a 30-29 win in Albert Lea Saturday.In a match featuring two state-ranked teams (Adrian is third in Class 2A, and AL third in Class 3A), Adrian received clutch wins from Brandon and Dusty Bullerman late in the match to pull out a one-point victory.A five-match winning streak from 103 to 130 pounds gave AL a 22-21 edge with four matches remaining. Brandon Bullerman pinned Brandon Mellang 37 seconds into the second period and Dusty Bullerman nipped Jared Butter 1-0 to help the Dragons outscore AL 9-7 in the final four bouts.Adrian scored the first 15 points of the contest with Nate Engelkes (5:18 over Cory Frerk) and Levi Bullerman (3:51 over Alex Paul), and Cody Reverts adding a 2-0 decision win over Alex Hansen.The score was 21-3 when Adrian’s Cody Lutmer pinned Tony Malespy, but AL countered with its five-match run to gain a 22-21 lead.Match wrap-up160 (A) Engelkes pins Frerk.171 (A) Reverts 2-0 Hansen.189 (A) L.Bullerman pins Paul.215 (AL) Berhow 7-4 W.Lutmer.275 (A) C.Lutmer pins Malespy.103 (AL) Kortan t.f. Loosbrock.112 (AL) Hansen 3-0 J.Bullerman.119 (AL) Hansen 12-4 Thier.125 (AL) Johnson 10-4 Croat.130 (AL McGinnis 16-6 Reker.135 (A) B.Bullerman pins Mellang.140 (AL) Morris 9-1 Heitkamp.145 (A) D.Bullerman 1-0 Butter.152 (AL) Klukow 2-1 Sauer.

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