Stacked in correct order, the Bearcats (10-9) won five bouts in the middle of the lineup, one by way of forfeit. The Diplomats (7-7) were winners in five of the nine contested bouts, but three decisive Binghamton victories, including a pair by brothers Nate and Josh Patterson, conspired with the forfeit to leave F&M on the wrong side of the scoreboard.
The Bearcats' Kyle Fried (11-6) rolled to a 14-2 major decision to give Binghamton it's first points of the night. Nate Patterson (14-5) followed that with a second period pin of Andrew Smith (9-10) to make it 10-6 in favor of the guests. It was Patterson's eighth win by fall this season. His brother, Josh (16-3), added a 20-3, third period technical fall at 174, winning 20-3 over James Schulz (4-5)
Sam Sirota (9-9) continued Binghamton's run on the scoreboard in the most intriguing bout of the night, an 8-6 sudden victory over Justin Herbert (5-7) at 165. Herbert trailed 4-3 after two periods, but an escape and takedown in the last minute gave him a 6-4 lead. Sirota reversed control with 40 ticks, and managed a takedown early in the overtime period.
The night started with a pair of decisions for the Diplomats with Jake Bucha (10-4) using five takedowns at 125 for a 10-3 decision. Austin Reed (8-2) followed that performance by building a 4-1 lead through two periods. He hung on for an 8-5 decision.
Al Gianforti, Shawn Logue and Nico Somers each picked up decisions for the Diplomats. Somers improved to a team best 18-3. Logue is now 8-4 at 197, and Ginaforti 17-7 at 141.
The loss drops F&M to .500 at 7-7. Binghamton climbed back above .500 at 10-9. Franklin & Marshall closes out the dual meet portion of its schedule next Friday night at Millersville.
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