The Knoxville Wrestling Squad fell to Ballard on Tuesday to close out the pre-Christmas part of the schedule 39-33. The Panthers fell behind 21-0 and never fully recovered as the Panthers were pinned in the first three weight classes starting with 182, finally getting on the board with a forfeit win at 106 pounds. The Panthers did make a charge in later matches getting to within three at 36-33 but Ballard clinched the match with a 6-0 win at 170 pounds. Getting wins for Knoxville were Tre DeRaad, Dane Gullion, Marco Alejo, Luke Spaur, Daniel Gorskikh, and Chaz Graves all posted wins. Knoxville finishes the first part of the season 6-1 in dual meets and will be off until Thursday January 5th at a South Central Conference Quad in Albia.