CLINTON, S.C. – In the second Southern Conference meeting of the 2024 calendar for the Presbyterian College men's wrestling team on Saturday, a match-closing winning streak of eight carried the visitors from VMI to a one-sided victory at Clinton High School, 46-6.

Although the Blue Hose were able to manage a couple of standard-decision wins in the early going from 157-pounder Eli Holiday and 165-pounder Michael Ramirez, the Keydets assumed control of the contest from that point and cruised after claiming three straight pins with two other technical's sprinkled in.

Holiday's 9-6 triumph against Josh Yost – his sixth of the campaign to land second on the roster – came with extra dramatics in an overtime special, giving his squad a 3-0 edge.

Ramirez expanded on that number with a four-point win of his own in the match's second affair, the fourth W of 2024 for the senior that pushed the advantage to six.

VMI never took a loss following that early hole, however, moving to 4-0 against Presbyterian since head coach Mark Cody's club formed their partnership with the SoCon.

Looking to shake off the weekend defeat (their first home L after previous Clinton victories against Truett McConnell and Queens), PC will hit the road in six days for another league encounter with Chattanooga.
 

RESULTS
 
VMI def. PRESBYTERIAN, 46-6
 
157 – Eli Holiday (PC) def. Josh Yost (VMI) by SV-1, 9-6 – 3-0 PC
165 – Michael Ramirez (PC) def. Luke Hart (VMI) by Dec., 6-2 – 6-0 PC
174 – Braxton Lewis (VMI) def. Brandon Jacoby (PC) by Fall, 2:42 – 6-6 Tie
184 – Toby Schoffstall (VMI) def. Nathan Furman (PC) by Fall, 3:33 – 12-6 VMI
197 – Josh Evans (VMI) def. George Hopkins (PC) by Fall, 4:53 – 18-6 VMI
285 – Tyler Mousaw (VMI) def. Morvens Saint Jean (PC) by TF, 21-3 – 23-6 VMI
125 – Anthony Burke (VMI) Won by Forfeit – 29-6 VMI
133 – Dyson Dunham (VMI) def. Brayden Adams (PC) by TF, 19-1 – 34-6 VMI
141 – Patrick Jordon (VMI) Won by Forfeit – 40-6 VMI
149 – Ryan Vigil (VMI) Won by Forfeit – 46-6 VMI
 

UP NEXT
 
- Next Friday's trip to Tennessee will send the Blue Hose in search of their first-ever win over the Mocs (0-3 versus their Volunteer State foe thus far). Chattanooga displays a 9-3 mark this season – but only 2-2 when competing on their home base – already near the top of the conference at 3-1 in divisional matches.

- The only SoCon blemish on UTC's resume was a six-point slide against The Citadel, otherwise picking up league wins over VMI, Davidson, and Gardner-Webb by an average margin of 16 points.

- 7:00 PM will be the start time for Presby when they lock horns with the Mocs, scheduled for February 9.