With the win, the Braves (4-4) snapped a three-meet losing streak. Limestone (2-6) has now lost five-straight dual meets.
Hall needed all but 38 seconds of the night's opening match to post a third period pin of the Black and Gold's Adam Dedmon, but the Braves responded to the early deficit with five-straight wins to take a commanding 19-6 lead. Kendall Nelson posted the first win of the night for the Braves by shutting out Matt Ross in the 133-pound bout, and Brandon Bradley followed with a 21-6 rout of Cruz Thomas in the 141-pound division.
Willie Hilton snapped an official four-game losing skid by posting an 11-4 win over Dustin Baynes, and the Braves continued the scoring barrage with a major decision by Victor Hojilla in the 157-pound bout and a 12-7 win by Rashaad Saunders in the 165-pound matchup.
Todd Neptune pulled the Saints to within 10 on a narrow 4-2 decision over Aaron Lynch before Dan Scanlan trimmed Limestone's deficit to just five, 19-13, by turning in a major decision against Aaron Lynch. However, all-American Derek Brunson followed with a 22-7 rout of Mike Walsh in the 197-pound division to clinch the meet. Heavyweight Erik Stancil was forced to forfeit his match in the second period due to an injury to his right shoulder.
UNCP will return to action on Saturday when it heads to Bristol, Tenn., to take part in King College-hosted Tornado Open. The first bout of the tournament has been slated for a 10 a.m. start time. The Saints will take the weekend off before joining the Black and Gold at the East Coast Duals, Jan. 19-20, in Johnstown, Pa.
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