Show Wrestlers Drop Close Match To Tough Fruita Team Saturday Moab's busy bUsy- Red Devil mat squad fell before powerful Fruita 29 to 23 Saturday to end a three match winning streak for the local squad Coaches Darrel Crawford Crawford Craw Craw- ford and Gene Leonard will keep their team busy in the nex next week with two matches against region eight competition Blanding will be at Moab on February 17 hoping to avenge a 37 to 22 loss to Moab at Blanding Blanding Blan Blan- ding earlier this season This Wednesday Moab goes to Monticello Monticello Monti- Monti cello for a return match with the Buckaroos February 20 has been set as the date for the region meet to be held this year at Monticello The Red Devils will be defendIng defending defending defend defend- ing the championship they won last year Region eight will qualIfy qualify qualify 24 men for the state meet this year first and second places es eJ being eligible from rom this region Moab placed eleventh at Lehl Lehi last year Fruita the second place team in last year was hard pressed in tipping the Devils on atut lay A large Crowd was once again on hand to watch some of the best matches of the season Larry Day Don Randall Darwin Dull and Ollie Harris of Moab turned in fine efforts Day and Mercer engaged in ina a whirlwind battle Mercer getting getting get get- ting Ling the edge Results of the matches were as follows of Moab won by forfeit for for- felt feit Bennett Fruita pinned Snook Moore Moab pinned Tompkins Fruita Stocks 8 0 Randall Moab pinned Mercer Fruita Fruits pinned Dwyer Harris Moab pinned pinned pin pin- ned Glen Gloo Mercer Fruits Fruita toned Day 8 6 Beard Fruita Ryan 2 0 Dull Moab Gosnell 8 6 Kohls Fruita pinned Polley Policy and Urguhart Urguhart hart Fruita pinned Leach Final team score were 29 for Fruita over 23 for Moab |