#1 Ayala vs. #2 Ramos Friday night
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I would be delirious if Ayala won! He's very skilled and has improved a lot over his true freshman season.
But I would also be stunned. Ramos is exceptionally strong. I haven't seen any obvious weaknesses. I think Ramos wins. Just hope Drake can keep it relatively close.
But I would also be stunned. Ramos is exceptionally strong. I haven't seen any obvious weaknesses. I think Ramos wins. Just hope Drake can keep it relatively close.
I touched on this a bit in my weekend preview, but Ramos has already taken four losses so far this season.
4-1 to high schooler Marcus Blaze (whose brother will wrestle for the Boilermakers at 157 this weekend), 8-5 to Jakob Camacho (NCST), 8-1 to Nico Provo, and 8-4 to Caleb Smith (Nebraska).
He's very much a high ceiling, 'low' floor type of wrestler. Depending on which version you get he can beat just about anyone, but he can also lose to a number of guys whom Ramos' ranking/best wins would suggest he shouldn't be.
And on the Ayala side of things Drake has seemingly only gotten better each time out this season. He got over the hump with Patrick McKee (then extended the gap when they met again on Monday), he's won a pair of pivotal matches on the road at ISU and Nebraska, and his win over Volk at the Soldier Salute was impressive as well.
We could be in store for a great match tomorrow, but as of this very moment I think I'd make Ayala the slight favorite.
4-1 to high schooler Marcus Blaze (whose brother will wrestle for the Boilermakers at 157 this weekend), 8-5 to Jakob Camacho (NCST), 8-1 to Nico Provo, and 8-4 to Caleb Smith (Nebraska).
He's very much a high ceiling, 'low' floor type of wrestler. Depending on which version you get he can beat just about anyone, but he can also lose to a number of guys whom Ramos' ranking/best wins would suggest he shouldn't be.
And on the Ayala side of things Drake has seemingly only gotten better each time out this season. He got over the hump with Patrick McKee (then extended the gap when they met again on Monday), he's won a pair of pivotal matches on the road at ISU and Nebraska, and his win over Volk at the Soldier Salute was impressive as well.
We could be in store for a great match tomorrow, but as of this very moment I think I'd make Ayala the slight favorite.
I can't speak to that possibility, but to me he's always been a bit of a wildcard. An exciting, big-move guy who may take a few unexpected losses based on who we've seen him be at his very best.