In the first American Rivers Conference dual of the season, the 19th-ranked Central College wrestling team fell to No. 9 Coe College 19-16 on Thursday night.

It was the first dual of the season for either program, leaving Central 0-1 (0-1 conference) on the season and Coe 1-0 (1-0 conference).

“Overall as a team, I thought we did a lot of good things tonight,” coach Eric Van Kley said. “We tip our hats to Coe, they’ve got a solid team. At the same time, we’ve got to keep working hard and improving.”

Thursday night’s dual was the third meeting in a row where the two teams were ranked in the top-25 nationally. Central won 20-12 in 2016 and Coe was victorious 23-16 in 2017.

The vast majority of Central’s varsity lineup will be headed to Allentown, Pennsylvania for the Scotty Wood Duals hosted by Muhlenberg College on Saturday. The rest of the squad will travel to Minnesota for the Augusburg-Adidas Open on the same day.

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