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Facing the No. 2 ranked team in NCAA Division III without a pair of starters, the Central College wrestling team lost to Loras College 35-6 Thursday night.

The Dutch did not have its two ranked wrestlers as Shandon Akeo and Rob Areyano were not in the lineup. Duncan Delzell picked up the win in Areyano’s absence at 149 pounds with an 8-5 decision.  A first-period takedown punctuated with a riding-time point gave 285-pounder Samuel Zook a 3-2 win to end the match.

Central fell to 6-3 on the season and 1-2 in American Rivers Conference action with the loss. The Dutch are off until next Saturday when they travel back to Dubuque, this time going to the University of Dubuque for the American Rivers Conference duals against the Spartans, Wartburg College and Buena Vista University.