HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The UNC Pembroke wrestling team staked claim to a comfortable 19-11 lead after a victory by Mikey Thomas at 184 pounds, but 13th-ranked Tiffin picked up an injury default victory at 197 pounds and a tight 5-4 decision in the heavyweight matchup to escape the Braves, 20-19, on Friday evening at the Super Region 2 Duals.

The setback snapped a five-match win streak for the Braves (10-4) who will wrestle three more dual matches at the annual premier event on Saturday in Hartsville, S.C. It was the second win of the day for the Dragons (6-5) who posted a 27-12 win over Limestone earlier on Friday.

Tiffin offset a forfeit loss in the 125-pound match with bonus-point victories in each of the next two individual bouts to grab an 8-6 advantage, but the team lead changed hands after each of the next three matches. Fifth-ranked Blaze Shade tallied a dominant 12-4 decision at 174 pounds to give the Black & Gold a 16-11 lead and Thomas's 8-2 decision minutes later would pad that advantage out to eight points.

Fifth-ranked Jake Cramer picked up six key team points for the Dragons after winning by injury default at 197 pounds, but second-ranked Garrett Grey secured the team win for Tiffin with a tight 5-4 decision over Stuart Nadeau in the final individual matchup of the night.

No. 13 Tiffin 20, UNC Pembroke 19
125: Josh Brown (UNCP) forfeit No Entry (TU) FOR
133: Lawrence Blackful (TU) maj. dec. Dustin Smith (UNCP) M 14-5
141: Travis Salyer (TU) maj. dec. Jake Smith (UNCP) M 14-6
149: Eric Milks (UNCP) dec. Michael Screptock (TU) D 6-5
157: Samphanh Viengmany (TU) dec. Hayden Fry (UNCP) D 3-1
165: Joe Remaklus (UNCP) dec. Jett Hurt (TU) SV 3-1
174: No. 5 Blaze Shade (UNCP) maj. dec. Christopher Baker (TU) M 12-4
184: Mikey Thomas (UNCP) dec. Jared Chambers (TU) D 8-2
197: No. 5 Jake Cramer (TU) inj. def. Brach Walker (UNCP) INJ 2:30
285: No. 2 Garrett Grey (TU) dec. Stuart Nadeau (UNCP) D 5-4
Starting Weight: 125
Records: Tiffin 6-5; UNC Pembroke 10-4