The daunting American Rivers Conference slate continued Thursday for the Central College wrestling team with a 27-10 loss against No. 9 Luther College.

Luther (13-5, 4-3 American Rivers Conference) is the third ranked team Central (5-5, 3-4 conference) has wrestled in its last four duals.

Gage Linahon (junior, 197 pounds, Newton) gave Central four points near the end of the match with a 16-5 major decision. Putting Central on the board in the third bout, Pierre Baldwin (freshman, 141 pounds, Carol Stream, Ill., West Chicago HS) scored a 9-2 decision. Austin Roos (sophomore, 174 pounds, Atkins, Benton HS) picked up his third American Rivers Conference dual win of the season with an 8-3 decision.

Central hosts William Penn University on Tuesday night at 7 p.m., before hosting Simpson College on Thursday night for a dual and the Central Last Chance Invitational Friday.