Smith-Cotton fell to Clinton 45-34 in a West Central Conference dual meet on Tuesday at Smith-Cotton.
The Tigers entered the final two matches of the meet with a chance to tie the score with pinfalls from Luke Archebeque and Zach Wooldridge, but Archebeque won by major decision 14-4 over Justin Puckett — worth four points for the team instead of the six that come with a pin — and Wooldridge fell to Sam Bayless in a 7-2 decision.
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