Rutgers has looked very solid so far this season with some dominant wins and them being ranked in the top 10 this season. North Carolina as we have seen is not a team to be doubted by any means. Rutgers will be a decent favorite but not too overwhelming.
Winner in Bold*
125 Pounds
#21 Dylan Shawver vs Spencer Moore
133 Pounds
#6 Sammy Alvarez vs #27 Jaime Hernandez
141 Pounds (Featured Match)
#4 Sebastian Rivera vs #12 Kizhan Clark
This is going to be a big matchup for the dual meet Kizhan Clarke is coming off a big win over 3x All American Chad Red and will be looking to add to that and take out 2x Big Ten Champion Sebastian Rivera.
149 Pounds
Mike Van Brill vs #10 Zach Sherman
157 Pounds
Robert Kanniard vs #3 Austin O’ Connor
165 Pounds
Andrew Clark vs Sonny Santiago
174 Pounds (Featured Matchup)
#14 Jackson Turley vs #10 Clay Lautt
Should be a very big matchup for both of the wrestlers looking for a top 15 win to catch early in the season and should be a more competitive bout with it favoring Turley.
184 Pounds
#5 John Poznanski vs Gavin Kane
197 Pounds
#15 Greg Bulsak vs Max Shaw
285 Pounds
Boone McDermott vs Brandon Whitman
Overall Projections Rutgers over North Carolina 27-7