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CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs are back on the mat Saturday night in Maclellan Gym starting a 7-match run in Southern Conference action. It begins with Davidson coming to the Scenic City.
 
It's key matchup for the Mocs who hit the road for the following three matches. Chattanooga (1-0) looks to keep pace with App State (2-0) and Campbell (1-0) in the league title race.
 
"It's just another weekend with an opportunity to get better," Coach Kyle Ruschell shared. " We just gotta continue to grow in the areas that we're seeing improvement. We need to push the pace, get to our offense, we need to get off bottom and we need to ride. It's super basic, but we have to do those things harder than the other guy at a higher rate, and we'll see success."
 
The 7 p.m., match broadcasts on ESPN+ with Track live scoring. It's "Salute to Heroes Night" with all veterans, active-duty military, doctors, nurses and first responders receiving free admission. The first 60 fans in attendance get a pair of American Flag sunglasses.
 
PROBABLE MATCHUPS

Class	Chattanooga (4-8/1-0)	Davidson (2-5/1-1)	Record vs Opp
125	Logan Ashton (2-10)	Hale Robinson (3-13)	0-0
133	#14 Brayden Palmer (14-3)	Jackson Sichelstiel (8-12)	0-0
141	Franco Valdes (1-6) or Dayne Dalrymple (6-9)	Joshua Viarengo (5-15)	0-0
149	Grant Lundy (8-9)	Matt McLaughlin (5-12)	0-0
157	Matthew Williams (3-5)	Marc Koch (14-14)	0-0
165	Weston Wichman (0-2)	Bryce Sanderlin (12-3)	0-1
174	#14 Rocky Jordan (9-1)	Jaden Hardrick (11-11)	0-0
184	#29 Matthew Waddell (8-4)	Oliver Tipton (8-13)	0-0
197	Jake Boyd (7-5)	Gavin Henry (14-9)	0-0
285	Logan Andrew (5-10)	Open	---

 
 
SERIES
32-0 | Home: 12-0 / Road: 15-0 / Neutral: 5-0 / Streak: +32

• Last year's dual was a narrow 18-16 triumph with Thomas Sell providing the clinching points wrestling up at 197 (10-7 dec. over Owen Vietmeier).
• The only rematch on the probables is at 165. Sanderlin topped Wichman with 6-4 decision in OT at 157 last season.
• Sanderlin and Henry are the only two of the five Wildcat winners in line to wrestle Saturday. None of the five Mocs who last won matches against Davidson are expected to see action.

 
QUOTABLE
"We have to be grateful for what we have. The opportunity to do what we love is because of the people that sacrifice a lot for all of us. Now, our guys sacrifice, but it's not even close to the soldiers, first responders and all of those who put it all on the line for us every day." – Kyle Ruschell on Salute to Heroes Night
 
"Coach (Nate) Carr is going to have those guys ready to wrestle. He's new to the conference & a really good coach. We have to be ready for a fight." – Ruschell on Davidson
 
3 NOTES TO KNOW

• Three Mocs are ranked in the latest Intermat rankings: #14 Brayden Palmer (133), #14 Rocky Jordan (174) & #29 Matthew Waddell (184).
• Three straight falls in duals for Waddell. Two have come against ranked opponents in #27 Will Feldkamp (Clarion) in 0:32 and #30 Anthony Carman (WVU) in 4:03.
• A win for Palmer would be the 25th dual victory for the junior in his second year at Chattanooga. Waddell (41) is the only Moc with more dual wins on the roster.

 
LAST 3 RESULTS
Dec. 16: Clarion, W, 26-10 (at Gardner-Webb)
Jan. 6: at VMI, W, 30-9
Jan. 13: #24 West Virginia, L, 16-22
 
NEXT 3 MATCHES
Jan. 21: Davidson, 7 p.m.
Jan. 27: at Presbyterian, 6 p.m.
Jan. 29: at The Citadel, 2 p.m.
 
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