PRESCOTT, Ariz. – The Southern Oregon men's wrestling team took 12th-ranked Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) to the brink, but Eagles 197-pounder Oliver Myers clinched a 21-15 dual win with a 3-1 sudden victory in the finale of Saturday night's Cascade Conference matchup.

The Raiders (5-7 overall) took a 15-14 lead on 174-pounder Tanner Sallee's 7-2 decision over Michael Densmore before two nationally-ranked Eagles pulled out the win.

At 184, third-ranked Tyler Hall topped Josh Hammers by 9-0 major decision. Raider freshman Cylus Hoke nearly pulled off the upset of Myers, ranked 10th in the NAIA, before dropping a decision 3-1.

Embry-Riddle improved to 14-4 in duals action.

Four Raiders picked up wins, starting with 11th-ranked Justin Coon, who beat 16th-ranked Collin Anderson 6-3. Layn Pannkuk (149) tacked on bonus points with a 10-0 win against Berit Sturgeon, and 11th-ranked JJ Talavera added a couple more by getting Dawson Javier by 16-0 technical fall at 157.

Taylor Owens's technical fall at 165 and Hall's major decision accounted for ERAU's bonus points.

The Raiders have one dual to go before the CCC Championships, hosting Eastern Oregon for senior night next Saturday. The matchup is slated to begin at 7 p.m.

EMBRY-RIDDLE 21, SOUTHERN OREGON 15
285 – Garrette Branson, ERAU, dec. Ismael De La Torre Jr., 5-2. (3-0)
125 – Joshua Nira, ERAU, dec. Lorenzo Vasquez, 1-0. (6-0)
133 – Justin Coon, SOU, dec. Collin Anderson, 7-2. (6-3)
141 – Jayce Cunha, ERAU, dec. Matt Peterson, 7-4. (9-3)
149 – Layn Pannkuk, SOU, major dec. Berit Sturgeon, 10-0. (9-7)
157 – JJ Talavera, SOU, tech. fall Dawson Javier, 16-0. (9-12)
165 – Taylor Owens, ERAU, tech. fall Noah Talavera, 16-0. (14-12)
174 – Tanner Sallee, SOU, dec. Michael Densmore, 7-2. (14-15)
184 – Tyler Hall, ERAU, major dec. Josh Hammers, 9-0. (18-15)
197 – Oliver Myers, ERAU, dec. Cylus Hoke, 3-1 (SV-1). (21-15)