The Emmaus girls wrestling team dropped a tight 39-36 match at East Strousburg South last night.
It was the second straight loss for the Hornets (2-2) who started the season 2-0 with wins over Bethlehem Catholic and Stroudsburg.
The Cavaliers jumped out to a big early lead and wound up winning seven of the 13 matches, recording bonus points in six of those bouts.
Emmaus junior Olivya Kroope remained unbeaten on the season (4-0) with a first period pin in 33 seconds over Shayla Taylor at 155.
Senior Sarah Luisi improved to 3-1 on the year pinning Paige Roman in 1:28 at 130, while freshman Haily Laible picked up her second win at 148 with a first period fall over Briana Thomas.
Junior Jocelyn Vargas (170), sophomore Petra Perez (190) and senior Katherine Soto-Acuna (235) all received forfeit wins.
Emmaus will return to the mat on Thursday at 5:45 p.m. as they host Southern Lehigh.
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East Stroudsburg South 39, Emmaus 36
100 – Mya Jimenez (ESS) dec. Peyton Schneck 6-0
106 – Joey Cappa (ESS) pinned Shadeilyz Castro-Ruiz in 1:40
112 – Val Encarnacion (ESS) pinned Danielle Rivera in 3:15
118- Isabella Dattolo (ESS) won by forfeit
124 – Fiona Clare (ESS) pinned Erin Bechtel in 4:49
130 – Sarah Luisi (Em) pinned Paige Roman in 1:28
136 – Arianna Pieretti (ESS) pinned Brynn Koberlein in 5:01
142 – Jadeyn Learn (ESS) pinned Ariana Koberlein in :23
148 – Haily Laible (Em) pinned Briana Thomas in 1:19
155 – Olivya Kroope (Em) pinned Shayla Taylor in :33
170 – Jocelyn Vargas (Em) won by forfeit
190 – Petra Perez (Em) won by forfeit
235 – Katherine Soto-Acuna (Em) won by forfeit