By John Vrancic

For the Daily Press

ESCANABA —

The Braves, who trailed 35-30 after the 175-pound bout, sealed the verdict by recording pins in each of the last three matches.

“Escanaba got out to a lead and we came back,” Braves’ coach Ryan Harrenstein said. “We’re very tough in the middle and upper weights. We have plenty of experience. We battle hard everyday in the wrestling room.”

Esky took the lead for the last time when Cannon Arnt defeated Andrew Howes on a technical fall (18-3).

In the 215 match, Ryder Forvilly pinned Gabe Brooks in 45 seconds and Ben Wilson (285) took Zahn Anderson by pin in three minutes.

“This is very much a learning experience,” Esky coach John Rogers said. “We had 30 wrestlers and 22 are underclassmen. We had to take the kids and walked them out on the

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