Rochester girls get 4 falls in loss to Plymouth

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls wrestling

Serenity Howard

Plymouth 42, Rochester 30 (Wednesday): Lilly Gerald (105), Serenity Howard (115), Kyra Doran (120) and Laine Peppler (170) won by fall for the Rochester girls wrestling team in a home loss to Plymouth at the RHS gym Wednesday.

Gerald, Howard and Doran won in the first period. Peppler got her fall 12 seconds into the second period.

In addition, Constance Velez (235) won by forfeit.

Peppler is ranked No. 2, and Gerald is No. 6 in their respective weight classes, per IndianaMat.com.

In the only match that involved two ranked wrestlers, Plymouth’s Angel Smith won by fall over Rochester’s Makenna McKee by fall in 1:45. Smith is ranked No. 4, and McKee is ranked No. 11. This marks the second time this year Smith has defeated McKee by fall in the first period.

Of the eight matches contested, each team won four times.

Rochester lost by forfeit at 100, 110 and 135. There were double forfeits at 140 and 190.

PLYMOUTH 42, ROCHESTER 30

140 – double forfeit

145 – Chloe Carlton (PLY) def. Lexi Haughs (RHS), fall, 0:24

155 – Tevah Barnhart (PLY) def. Elise Enyart (RHS), fall, 1:55

170 – Laine Peppler (RHS) def. Ava Lloyd (PLY), fall, 2:12

190 – double forfeit

235 – Constance Velez (RHS) won by forfeit.

100 – Jaden Eskew (PLY) won by forfeit.

105 – Lilly Gerald (RHS) def. Kassandra Souders (PLY), fall, 1:29

110 – Khloe Jensen (PLY) won by forfeit.

115 – Serenity Howard (RHS) def. Oreanna Atkins (PLY), fall, 1:05

120 – Kyra Doran (RHS) def. Ella Muffley (PLY), fall, 1:50

125 – Angel Smith (PLY) def. Makenna McKee (RHS), fall, 1:45

130 – Caroline Balica (PLY) def. Jahliah Velez (RHS), fall, 1:14

135 – Trinity Fortin (PLY) won by forfeit.