ASHLAND – Jacob Abrams (The Dalles, Ore./The Dalles-Wahtonka) and Taylor Johnson (Redmond, Ore./Redmond) delivered back-to-back clutch pins at 184 and 197 pounds, allowing the second-ranked Southern Oregon wrestling team to come back and clinch a 22-16 dual win over seventh-ranked Menlo on Friday night.

The Oaks put the Raiders on the ropes right away as third-ranked Troy Lakin (125), Brian Ha (133) and 15^th-ranked Steele Escobedo (141) won the first three matches of the night for an initial 10-0 advantage.

SOU battled back – first getting third-ranked Tyler Cowger (Sweet Home, Ore./Sweet Home)'s 6-2 decision over Christian Franks at 149 and third-ranked Dalton Urrutia (Lebanon, Ore./Lebanon)'s 11-1 major decision over Tyler Thomas at 157. However, after Menlo's Eric Lopez (165) and SOU's Reed Tennyson (Dillingham, Alaska/Dillingham) (174) traded decision, SOU still trailed 13-10.

That's when Abrams and Johnson stepped up. First it was the fourth-ranked Abrams (184) who took care of Paul Bracamonte in 1:43, and then the second-ranked Johnson (197) got Zac Grove to fall in 1:26.

After the Raider victory was already certain, Menlo's second-ranked Scott Brasil earned a 3-1 overtime victory over No. 5 Clayton Burtis (Colton, Ore./Colton) in the heavyweight battle.

SOU improved to 13-2 on the season. The Raiders have won 12 straight over the Oaks, this season's opening 37-6 dual included.

They'll be back in action Saturday morning at the California Collegiate Open.
 
SOU 22, Menlo 16
125 – Troy Lakin, MC, maj. dec. Coleman Johns (Placerville, Calif./El Dorado), SOU, 13-3
133 – Brian Ha, MC, dec. Devin Poppen (Oregon City, Ore./Oregon City), SOU, 8-6
141 – Steel Escobedo, MC, dec. Trevor Hancock (Pendleton, Ore./Pendleton), SOU, 5-3
149 – Tyler Cowger (Sweet Home, Ore./Sweet Home), SOU, dec. Christian Franks, MC, 6-2
157 – Dalton Urrutia (Lebanon, Ore./Lebanon), SOU, maj. dec. Tyler Thomas, MC, 11-1
165 – Eric Lopez, MC, dec. Brock Crocker (Sweet Home, Ore./Sweet Home), SOU, 8-3
174 – Reed Tennyson (Dillingham, Alaska/Dillingham), SOU, dec. Josh Sowma, MC, 5-3
184 – Jacob Abrams (The Dalles, Ore./The Dalles-Wahtonka), SOU, p. Paul Bracamonte, MC, 1:43
197 – Taylor Johnson (Redmond, Ore./Redmond), SOU, p. Zac Grove, MC, 1:26
285 – Scott Brasil, MC, dec. Clayton Burtis (Colton, Ore./Colton), SOU, 3-1 (OT)