SPRINGFIELD â Ozark wasnât quite able to catch team champion Lebanon at the Kinloch Tournament on Monday. But the Tigers gave a much better account of themselves while finishing runner-up than they did a few weeks ago in a 58-15 dual loss to the Yellowjackets.
Ozark totaled 284.5 points and had four individual champions, while Lebanon was first with 306 points. No other team had more than 130 points.
For the Tigers, Elijah Maskrod (132 pounds), Hunter Tennison (285) and Riley Newsom (152) all were 5-0 with wins against Lebanon wrestlers. None of that threesome won in Ozarkâs dual loss to Lebanon.
Maskrod avenged a first-period pin against Josiah Perryman by beating him 18-7 Monday. He jumped out on top 16-2.