The Hurricanes traveled to East Islip tonight and came out on top by a final score of 42-31. After a forfeit by East Islip to start the meet, WHB fell behind 10-6 after losses at 99 & 106 pounds. The Canes then got a pin at 113 pounds to take the lead 12-10 and never trailed again. Late in the meet with the Canes leading 36-22 and three matches remaining (182,195 & 220), East Islip had a team huddle behind their bench. Needing wins in all three matches and at least 15 points (tie would go to WHB), East Islip elected to forfeit at 182, giving the Hurricanes the victory, after Coach Bass sent out Junior Tom O'Shea. It appears they wanted their wrestler Garcia to get a chance to test Senior Dan McClure who was waiting to go at 195 pounds. Unfortunately the match ended just after the start. Garcia went right to an upper body move against McClure. Dan obliged, picked Garcia up, and returned him to the mat. Unfortunately, Garcia came down hard, hitting the mat on his shoulders and neck area and did not get back up. It was immediately obvious that the match would not continue and we all hoped Garcia was OK. He was taken by ambulance for x-rays as a precaution and it was later reported that he is fine and already back home this evening. Because the referee awarded a penalty point to East Islip for the hard mat return, East Islip took the 6 points for that match and added an overtime win at 220 pounds to round out the scoring at 42-31. Thanks to those who came out to support the Canes and we hope to see you Friday for our last home match of the season!
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