The Rochelle Hubs will wrestle for third place this evening at the Class 2A Dual Team State Wrestling Tournament in Bloomington.
Rochelle lost in the semi-finals this afternoon to a strong Cahokia team 60-22.
The Hubs had only 4 winners in the match. Alex Harvey, Justin Hernandez, and Eddie Villalobos won on pins while Ehren Metzger defeated his opponent 13-1.
Rochelle will wrestle St. Rita High School from Chicago for third place. St. Rita lost to Washington High School 59-9 in the other semi-final match.
Rochelle got into the semi-finals today following a 37-34 win over Oak Forest High School in the quarterfinals.
Hernandez, Villalobos, Metzger, and Harvey all came up winners along with Andy Silva, Brandon Johnson, and Will Jandak.
RTHS has a record of (19-13) going into this evening match. They will also bring home the first state team trophy in the sports program at the school.