Four pins carried the Smith-Cotton Tigers to a decisive 57-18 season-opening win over the St. Pius X Warriors on Thursday night at the Smith-Cotton gym. The Tigers also took advantage of five open spots in the St. Pius lineup to rack up points.
“We knew coming in that they didn’t have the numbers,” said Smith-Cotton coach Joel Sherman. “I was happy with our performance. We wrestled hard. It showed some things we need to work on. It’s a good match to start with.”
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