Adams, who picked up his 11th win this season, completed the rally at the Mayser Center by sticking a Alex Henry in the second period, finishing the match in 4:54.
VMI (2-3) started the evening with a fall at 125 pounds as Dalton Henderson finished off Dan Martoccio midway through the first period, stopping the clock at 2:17.
The Diplomats (1-3) answered back at 133 pounds as Patrick Quinlan stuck VMI's Hunter Starter in 1:37 to deadlock the match 6-6.
The Keydets, who first clashed with F&M in 1927, took a narrow 9-6 lead as Emmitt Kelly edged Jason Bing for a 5-2 decision at 141 pounds.
Franklin & Marshall reeled off two straight matches with bonus points as Sharron Townsend won 16-6 and Rob King won by fall to put the Diplomats up 16-9.
The Keydets started a run of their own as Shabaka Johns nabbed a 3-0 win over Andy Francos at 165 pounds, followed by a 174 pound win by Mark Darr, going to 10-3 over Gordon Bolig. Derek Thurman capped the run with an 8-4 decision over Anthony Mancini. The Thurman win put VMI up by two points, 18-16 with two weights to go.
F&M regained the lead by a single point, 19-18 after Charles Kerkesner edged Jake Tomlinson 6-3 at 197 pounds.
But Adams gave the Keydets their first true road win over the season with his win by fall in the final bout of the night.
The dual match in Lancaster was the final action for VMI in 2014, but the Keydets open their home slate on Jan. 7 for a tri-match with Southern Virginia University and Sacred Heart. VMI and SVU square off at 4:30 p.m., followed by SVU and Sacred Heart at 6 p.m. VMI and Sacred Heart finish the day at 7:30 p.m. All three matches will be held at The Thunderdome at Cocke Hall.
Agate:
125: Dalton Henderson (VMI) over Dan Martoccio (F&M) (Fall 2:17)
133: Patrick Quinlan (F&M) over Hunter Starner (VMI) (Fall 1:37)
141: Emmitt Kelly (VMI) over Jason Bing (F&M) (Dec 5-2)
149: Sharron Townsend (F&M) over Jack Krall (VMI) (MD 16-6)
157: Rob King (F&M) over BJ Crozier (VMI) (Fall 2:14)
165: Shabaka Johns (VMI) over Andy Francos (F&M) (Dec 3-0)
174: Mark Darr (VMI) over Gordon Bolig (F&M) (Dec 10-3)
184: Derek Thurman (VMI) over Anthony Mancini (F&M) (Dec 8-4)
197: Charles Kerkesner (F&M) over Jake Tomlinson (VMI) (Dec 6-3)
285: Juan Adams (VMI) over Alex Henry (F&M) (Fall 4:54)
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