The Pella wrestling team was unable to find the success they were hoping for when Grinnell came to town.

The Tigers dominated in a 67-12 win over the Dutch. Head Coach Jon Mendoza tells KNIA/KRLS Sports while he was glad to see aggression from the team, he thought they went a bit too far, which cost them against opponents they’ve had some success against earlier this year.

“We don’t wrestle with the ability we know how to and the smarts that we know how to and being aware on the mat, so that was tough to see,” he says. “But we did come out a lot more aggressive, but we have to remember to be smart wrestlers, too.”

Pella’s grapplers will welcome the rest of the Little Hawkeye Conference for the conference meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at Pella High School.

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