The victory was the third in a row for the Diplomats and improved their record to 6-12, 1-8 EIWA, while the Pioneers dropped to 2-15, 0-10 EIWA.
Before the match, F&M honored its seven-member senior class of No. 14 Rick Durso, Brandon Giovanetti, Colin Gironda, Charles Kerkesner, Aaron Moldoff, Scott Stevens and Sharron Townsend.
The home team was trailing by one point with one match to go in the night. Pelusi held a narrow advantage heading into his final frame at 285, but surrendered an early escape in the third that tied the bout at 1-1. However, Pelusi claimed the victory with a clutch takedown in the first sudden victory period to end the match.
A 14-4 major decision from Moldoff (125), followed by a 3-0 decision from Stevens (133) and a dominant 15-0 tech. fall from Durso (141) propelled the Diplomats out in front by a 12-0 tally heading into 149.
The Pioneers followed with three wins of their own to suddenly cut the defecit to one at 12-11. Josh Young stepped to the mat at 174 and fought back from being down 4-1 after one, recording three takedowns and a total of eight back points to give F&M some much needed bonus points with a 17-8 major.
Sacred Heart registered a pair of decisions at 184 and 197 to pull within one and setup the exciting conclusion at 285.
F&M ended its regular season with the decision and will return to action at the EIWA Championships, which are hosted by Princeton and will run from March 5-6. Check back with GoDiplomats.com in the near future for more information about the tournament as it becomes available.
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