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The NCAA Division 1 Wrestling is currently witnessing the clash of Penn State Wrestling against the Michigan Wolverines. Michigan is giving intense competition to the first-ranking team of Penn State despite being on rank 11. However, while almost every bout involved a tough contest, one bout was skewed right from the beginning.

Aaron Brooks of Penn State Wrestling achieved a landslide victory against Bobby Striggow of the Michigan Wolverines. While the Michigan grappler tried to counter Brooks with all he had, the ranked one wrestler in the 184-pound weight class had things his way. A social media post revealed that Brooks sealed the match with a spectacular technical fall.

Penn State Wrestling receives a major advantage because of Aaron Brooks

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Penn State Wrestling added a tweet on its official X account and declared the unsurprising news of Brooks’ victory. According to the tweet, “Brooks with the tech fall. #PSUwr.” The tweet also carried the video of the final moments of the match.

Aaron Brooks could be seen dominating Striggow and not allowing him any room to retaliate. The referee kept waiting for the Michigan wrestler to respond to the attack of Brooks but blew his whistle when he saw the power difference.

The 2023 U-23 World Champion gave Penn State Wrestling a major advantage over Michigan with his relentless performance. While Brooks took a flamboyant victory against his opponent, his team secured victories over the other Wolverines as well. In fact, the Nittany Lions annihilated Michigan to extend their longstanding winning streak against them.

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Michigan gets heavily whiplashed by PSU grapplers

The Michigan Wolverines hosted the wrestlers of PSU with a mission on their minds: ending their 11-match losing streak. However, Penn State Wrestling didn’t allow the status quo to change as it won eight out of ten bouts in the completely one-sided dual. Moreover, the Nittany Lions scored thrice as many points as the Wolverines and defeated them with a score of 27-9.

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Michigan’s Shane Griffith did secure a hard-fought 2-1 victory in his bout at 174 pounds. But, the rest of his team couldn’t keep up with the Penn State Wrestling team. Interestingly, PSU’s true freshman Braeden Davis pulled off a massive upset in the 125lbs category. He defeated Michigan’s fifth-ranked wrestler Michael DeAugustino with a stunning decision of 5-1. The Nittany Lions now march on with an 8-0 season run. Will any team be able to shatter their unbeaten campaign?

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