LAKELAND, Fla.—Southeastern will host three home dual matches during the 2018-19 schedule.
All three are against Mid-South Conference foes.
All three opponents are ranked in the Top 15 of the preseason NAIA Coaches' Poll.
Friday night, the Fire will host 15
th-ranked Campbellsville at The Pit, in search of their first dual meet victory of the season.
Last weekend, the Fire traveled to Kentucky to take on Marian University and Williams Baptist and while the matches were close, SEU ended up on the short end of both.
Southeastern had three wrestlers go unbeaten during the day.
Ethan Owen led the way with a pair of bonus point victories at 141.
Jaaziel Santana and
Jake Watters went 2-0, as well.
The Tigers take on Brewton Parker Thursday night before coming to The Fire Pit. Individually, heavyweight Ashton Mutuwa put together an impressive run at the Patriot Open, outscoring his opponents 57-7 to go 6-0 and win the title.
Campbellsville's projected lineup has three returning national qualifiers, led by Jordan Martinez at 125, who was an All-American with an eighth-place finish at nationals.
The 149-pound and 157-pound matches look to be quite competitive as 15
th-ranked Watters is scheduled to face Jaedin Sklapsky, who was 23-2 last season, and starts 2018-19 ranked seventh.
At 157, returning All-American
Dylan Chatterton, ranked fifth may face 13
th ranked Michael Diemer, who was a national qualifier last season.
The first match begins at 7:30 p.m. with tickets available at the door.
