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| Taylor Venz won a major decision over Chandler Bauer (photo by Jim Lindquist) |
Later in the day the Huskies dropped a 33-24 decision to Hastings in the championship match.
Eleven of Owatonna's point total against the Tigers came on bonus points on four pins, a technical fall and a major decision.
"Our wrestlers gave great effort, but we came up short." coach Chad Olson said. "It was a great learning experience for our wrestlers. This group of wrestlers (and the program in general) has not been in a semifinal round of sections and have not competed in the environment of the Mayo Civic Center."
The big win of the day for Farmington came in the 126-pound bout where sixth-ranked Taylor Venz rolled to a 17-4 major decision over Chandler Bauer.
Two other state-ranked Tigers scored three-point decisions. Matt Rustad (No. 7) defeated Alex Green 8-4 at 132 pounds and Joe Hoeve (No. 7) defeated Hunter Jirele 8-5 in the 182-pound bout.
In a battle of state-ranked foes Owatonna's Tanner Cole defeated No.3 Jamin LeDuc for the second time this year, this time by a 3-1 margin.
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| Kyle Benjamin was a 3-1 winner over Jake Woodrich (photo by Jim Lindquist) |
Godfrey Mpetey scored the final Farmington points of the day with an 8-5 victory over Logan Johnson in the 220-pound match-up.
The Tigers now turn their attention to next week's Section 1AAA individual championships slated for next Friday and Saturday back at the Rochester Civic Center. The top two finishers in each weight class advance to the Class AA state meet the following week.
"The only real goal for next weekend is to make sure our wrestlers are peaking," Olson said. "If we can get them to wrestle the best they have all season, the results will take care of themselves."
