HAMPTON | Grassfield defeated crosstown rival Oscar Smith 35-25 to punch its ticket to the Virginia Duals’ Black & Blue Division final match against Grundy on Saturday.
The Grizzlies faced Grundy, which dispatched top-seeded Hickory 34-28 on Friday, in the finals at Hampton Coliseum.
Despite receiving a seventh seed in the division and considered an underdog , the Grizzlies beat the Tigers for the second time in three days.
“I don’t see these wins as upsets at all,” said Grassfield 182-pounder Stephen Burrell, who earned a 3-1 decision over William Sorey. “Now we have momentum coming out of this and confidence that we can beat them later on this season.