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Al Case, Ashland Daily Photo.

Raiders take down No. 13 Providence for 3rd time

1/30/2026 7:22:00 PM

GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Upset wins from 149-pounder Dylan Clark and 174-pounder Braylin Ruchti swung a 21-14 dual in No. 6-ranked Southern Oregon's favor against No. 13 Providence (Mont.) on Friday night at the McLaughlin Center.

The Raiders' third win of the season against the Argos made them 13-1 overall and 7-0 against Cascade Conference teams. Clark, an All-CCC sophomore wrestling up to 149 for the first time, entered his match with No. 12 Cade White unranked and knocked him off by 4-2 decision. Ruchti, a No. 12-ranked sophomore, came onto the mat with the Raiders leading 12-10 and handled No. 10 Brady Ellison for an 8-2 win.

No. 7 Isaac Hampton (125) started the night with a top-25 win, topping No. 20 Boden Banta, 4-2. No. 22 Tyler Rhue (141) earned SOU's biggest haul with a first-round pin of Kina'u McBrayer.

SOU's big guns closed out the Argos. Leading 15-10, No. 4 Adrian Chavez-Morales (184) escaped with a 1-0 defeat of Noah Poe-Hatten. Asher Ruchti, ranked No. 4 at 197, followed with a comfortable 5-1 win against Abel Nava. Chavez-Morales improved to 17-3 and Ruchti went to 17-2.

Dating back to last season, the Raiders have won four in a row against the Argos. They'll finish their trip Saturday at Montana State-Northern.

No. 6 Southern Oregon 21, No. 13 Providence (Mont.) 14
125 – No. 7 Isaac Hampton, SOU, dec. No. 20 Boden Banta, 4-2. (3-0)
133 – No. 10 Kobi Johnson, UP, major dec. No. 17 Kyle Sieminski, 9-1. (3-4)
141 – No. 22 Tyler Rhue, SOU, p. Kina'u McBrayer, 2:52. (9-4)
149 – Dylan Clark, SOU, dec. No. 12 Cade White, 4-2. (12-4)
157 – No. 7 Hunter Hobbs, UP, dec. Cole Zoller, 5-0. (12-7)
165 – No. 15 Irish Furthmyre, UP, dec. Ryan Carroll, 4-1. (12-10)
174 – No. 12 Braylin Ruchti, SOU, dec. No. 10 Brady Ellison, 8-2. (15-10)
184 – No. 4 Adrian Chavez-Morales, SOU, dec. Noah Poe-Hatten, 1-0. (18-10)
197 – No. 4 Asher Ruchti, SOU, dec. Abel Nava, 5-1. (21-10)
285 – No. 7 Ethan DeRoche, UP, major dec. Sebastian Echeverria, 16-2. (21-14)
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