STERLING, Colo. – A trip west and one of the only out-of-state competitions of the year for the number-20 ranked Cloud County Community College wrestling team saw the T-Birds win six of seven contested matches to earn a 31-12 road dual victory over Northeastern Junior College inside the Bank of Colorado Events Center in Sterling on Saturday.The dual victory allows Cloud County to move to 4-3 in dual matches this year while going a perfect 2-0 against non-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference opponents. Both non-conference dual victories have come from opponents from Colorado as the T-Birds defeated Otero in a home dual earlier this year.CCCC would give up six points at 125 pounds with an open weight while also seeing the Plainsmen win the 174-pound bout by fall, but otherwise take care of business in the remaining seven matches.&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudcountycc.prestosports.com/sports/wrest/2020-21/bios/davis_james_9ekn" target="_blank">James Davis</a>&nbsp;would get Cloud County on the board at 133 pounds with a fall to bounce back from a decision loss on Tuesday night while&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudcountycc.prestosports.com/sports/wrest/2020-21/bios/barfuss_michael_g98b" target="_blank">Michael Barfuss</a>&nbsp;would earn a major decision victory to put the T-Birds up 10-6 in the dual.Northeastern would be open at 149 pounds as&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudcountycc.prestosports.com/sports/wrest/2020-21/bios/ostrom_joel_tbc1" target="_blank">Joel Ostrom</a>&nbsp;would take a forfeit win before&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudcountycc.prestosports.com/sports/wrest/2020-21/bios/hauck_tristin_xcxg" target="_blank">Tristin Hauck</a>&nbsp;would grind out a 4-2 decision at 157 pounds to make it a 19-6 score. Freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudcountycc.prestosports.com/sports/wrest/2020-21/bios/mosier_cooper_rn54" target="_blank">Cooper Mosier</a>&nbsp;would then remain undefeated by earning a fall at 165 pounds while&nbsp;<a href="http://cloudcountycc.prestosports.com/sports/wrest/2020-21/bios/paxton_brian_zwyt" target="_blank">Brian Paxton</a>&nbsp;would earn a 5-0 decision at 184 pounds and James Ferris coming away with a 9-7 decision victory at 197 pounds. Neither team would have a wrestler to fill the 285-pound weight class, leaving the final score at 31-12 in favor of the T-Birds.What's next?Cloud County will close out their first time around the conference on Tuesday as the T-Birds will take on Colby Community College and Barton Community College in a double dual hosted by Colby. The Trojans are currently ranked number 19 in the current NJCAA wrestling rankings while the Cougars will enter Tuesday unranked.

T-Bird wrestling earns 31-12 road win over Northeastern Junior College