Words: Sydney Beck

Centennial wrestling hosted a tri-meet against Oakland Mills High School and Mount Hebron High School on Tuesday, December 19, hoping to come out with a win.

Centennial started off the tri-meet wrestling Oakland Mills. The eagles came out strong hoping to maintain their significant lead and secure a win. Unfortunately Centennial couldn’t keep up when Oakland Mills fought back winning with a total team score of 48-27.

Centennial finished the meet wrestling their long time rivals, Mt. Hebron. Although there was a groundbreaking turnout, the eagles lost with a team score of 54-15.

Centennial wrestler, Zaid Narmouq, had an outstanding win against Oakland Mills as he pinned his opponent in the beginning of the second period. Captain Jason Kraisser also secured a win against both teams tonight. When asked how he and the team are going to prepare for the next match, Kraisser was determined to improve on his performance as well as the team’s as a whole.

“I’m going to look back at my match and fix all the little problems and minute details, as well as give advice to the other guys on the team,” said Kraisser.

Although Centennial has had a rocky start to the season, with a team record of 2-4, there are high hopes that they bounce back quickly and prepare for their next match on Thursday against Winters Mill.

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