PRESCOTT, Ariz. – The second-ranked Southern Oregon wrestling team had to work a little harder Saturday afternoon, but still took seven classes in a 27-9 dual win at No. 9 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.).

The Raiders, who also defeated the Eagles 32-9 eight days earlier at the National Duals in Fort Wayne, Ind., improved to 11-2 overall going into Sunday's Pacific Boxer Open in Forest Grove.

Devin Poppen (Oregon City, Ore./Oregon City) notched a pin at 133 pounds and Taylor Johnson (Redmond, Ore./Redmond) had one at 197, while five other Raiders had to labor for decisions.  Poppen, a freshman from Oregon City, has won by fall in six of his last seven contests, and the second-ranked Johnson is 6-0 with four pins this season in NAIA duals.

The dual started at 157 pounds and SOU claimed the first three bouts by decision: fourth-ranked Dalton Urrutia (Lebanon, Ore./Lebanon) defeated eight-ranked Colin Merkley (4-2), Garrett Urrutia (Lebanon, Ore./Lebanon) topped 10^th-ranked Luke Riley at 165 (3-1), and Reed Tennyson (Dillingham, Alaska/Dillingham) took advantage of another start at 174 by defeating Kolby Mays (10-3).

Fifth-ranked Jose Cruz III got the Eagles on the board with a 3-1 win at 184. Fifth-ranked Sage Ornelas (125) and Andrew Burr (141) recorded Embry-Riddle's other wins by decision.

Taylor Johnson (Redmond, Ore./Redmond) did his work in 1:54 against Mitchell Major, and SOU led 18-3 after fifth-ranked heavyweight Clayton Burtis (Colton, Ore./Colton) shut out David Rupp, 7-0. Poppen's pin took 1:50 against Nick Oliver, making it 24-6, and Tyler Cowger (Sweet Home, Ore./Sweet Home) worked a 9-6 decision over Nick Wittrock.

Each of SOU's wins this season have been by at least 10 points.

SOU 27, Embry-Riddle 9
125 – Sage Ornelas, ERAU, dec. Coleman Johns (Placerville, Calif./El Dorado), SOU, 2-0
133 – Devin Poppen (Oregon City, Ore./Oregon City), SOU, p. Nick Oliver, ERAU, 1:50
141 – Andrew Burr, ERAU, dec. Trevor Hancock (Pendleton, Ore./Pendleton), SOU, 5-3
149 – Tyler Cowger (Sweet Home, Ore./Sweet Home), SOU, dec. Nick Wittrock, ERAU, 9-6
*157 – Dalton Urrutia (Lebanon, Ore./Lebanon), SOU, dec. Colin Merkley, ERAU, 4-2
165 – Garrett Urrutia (Lebanon, Ore./Lebanon), SOU, dec. Luke Riley, ERAU, 3-1
174 – Reed Tennyson (Dillingham, Alaska/Dillingham), SOU, dec. Kolby Mays, ERAU, 10-3
184 – Jose Cruz III, ERAU, dec. Jacob Abrams (The Dalles, Ore./The Dalles-Wahtonka), SOU, 3-1
197 – Taylor Johnson (Redmond, Ore./Redmond), SOU, p. Mitchell Major, ERAU, 1:54
285 – Clayton Burtis (Colton, Ore./Colton), SOU, dec. David Rupp, ERAU, 7-0
*Starting weight