GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The Southern Oregon men's wrestling team split a pair of contests Friday in the Battle of the Rockies duals, bringing its season record to 2-3.

After taking Montana State-Northern to the brink a night earlier, the Raiders lost their lead in the final two matches of another close setback against Providence (Mont.), 23-17. They bounced back with a 44-3 win over Dickinson State (N.D.), taking the first nine weight classes and registering four pins.

Three straight Raiders won by fall against DSU: 157-pounder JJ Talavera, 165-pounder Max Miller and 174-pounder Noah Talavera, all in the first round. John White later added another first-round pin at 197.

SOU was up 17-9 through seven contests against Providence before dropping the final three. Liam Swanson's pin at 197 put the Argos up for good and heavyweight KC Buday clinched the win with a technical fall.

Up to that point, Aaron Gandara (157) and Max Miller (165) had registered technical falls, Pancho Barrera (125) won by major decision and Noah Talavera (174) pulled out a decision to put the Raiders in position to win.

SOU will remain in Great Falls to compete Saturday at the Battle of the Rockies tournament, starting at 8 a.m. Pacific Time.

PROVIDENCE 23, SOU 17
125 – Pancho Barrera, SOU, major dec. Deven Altenburg, 11-2. (4-0)
133 – Joel Avila, UP, dec. Evan Potter, 8-6. (4-3)
141 – Christian Balagso, UP, dec. Nick Peterson, 9-4. (4-6)
149 – Gavin Gies, UP, dec. Travis Thorpe, 9-3. (4-9)
157 – Aaron Gandara, SOU, tech. fall Dougie Swanson, 16-0. (9-9)
165 – Max Miller, SOU, tech. fall Garret Blydenburgh, 16-0. (14-9)
174 – Noah Talavera, SOU, dec. Bridger Hall, 3-0. (17-9)
184 – Hayden Schrull, UP, dec. Ayden Wolgamott, 5-2. (17-12)
197 – Liam Swanson, UP, p. John White, 4:19. (17-18)
285 – KC Buday, UP, tech. fall Jacob Berstein, 16-1. (17-23)

SOU 44, DICKINSON STATE 3
125 – Pancho Barrera, SOU, wins by forfeit. (6-0)
133 – Evan Potter, SOU, tech. fall Zetherey Kinternecht, 15-0. (11-0)
141 – Nick Peterson, SOU, dec. Dante Venema, 9-8. (14-0)
149 – Travis Thorpe, SOU, dec. Tayt Wolding, 8-7. (17-0)
157 – JJ Talavera, SOU, p. Bearett Browne, 0:48. (23-0)
165 – Max Miller, SOU, p. Jackson King, 1:27. (29-0)
174 – Noah Talavera, SOU, p. Isaac Andersen, 2:56. (35-0)
184 – Ayden Wolgamott, SOU, dec. Tanner Jarrett, 8-4. (38-0)
197 – John White, SOU, p. Samuel Adams, 2:44. (44-0)
285 – Kyle Anderson, DSU, dec. Jacob Bernstein, 2-0. (44-3)