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Goodland, Kan. – The No. 10 ranked Northwest Tech Mavericks will host the No. 2 ranked Pratt Community College Beavers and the Cowley College Tigers in the Northwest Tech Tri-Dual this Wednesday, Jan. 31st, starting at 5:30 p.m. MT. The victor of these three duals will most likely determine who will be the Conference Champions in the Kansas Jayhawk Conference.
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#10 Northwest Tech vs. #2 Pratt CC
No. 10 NWKTC (6-4, 5-0 KJCCC) is in search of their first victory against No. 2 PCC (4-0, 4-0 KJCCC) since the 2018-19 season. Of note, Northwest Tech’s only dual losses this season come against No. 23 Northern Colorado (NCAA DI), No. 7 Nebraska-Kearney (NCAA D2), No. 1 Western Wyoming (NJCAA), and No. 5 North Idaho (NJCAA).
In the NJCAA Individual Poll Rankings, four Mavericks remain ranked – No. 10 Job Lee (157lbs), No. 1 Otgonbayar Batsuuri (174lbs), No. 4 Lazaro Crespo (184lbs), and No. 6 Gavin Dodge (197lbs). On the otherhand, Pratt CC has five potential starters that are ranked, including No. 5 Kaden Spragis (125lbs), No. 1 Easton Taylor (141lbs), No. 4 Gabe Maki (149lbs), No. 1 Cayleb Atkins (165lbs), and No. 3 Blake Jouret (184lbs).
I’m excited to put it all on the line against Pratt,” commented head coach Chris Guillot. “They are well coached and well prepared as always. I’m looking forward to the test and to who’s going to be conference champs.”
Order of Duals: Northwest Tech vs. Cowley (5:30 p.m.), Cowley vs. Pratt (6:30 p.m.), and Northwest Tech vs. Pratt (7:30 p.m.).
