All of the little things counted for the Packer wrestling team when it edged out Mankato West 34-33 on the road Thursday.

The Packers (7-10 overall, 3-3 Big Nine) clinched the win when Brett Kraemer avoided getting pinned in a 6-0 loss to Evan Jones at 215. Another Packer who got out of a jam was Nate Williamson, who lost 8-3 to Alex Dittrich at 152. But Williamson escaped from his back in the first period.

“Avoiding the pin has been something we’ve been preaching and it was really big for us tonight,” Austin head coach Bill Kinney said. “This was a nice upset win for us.”

Austin gathered it’s fair share of pins as Lucas Akkerman, Bryce Zahradnik, Ethan Eggum, and Michael Hirsch all won by fall.

“There were a number of spots where we had guys step up that’s what we’ve been waiting for,” Kinney said.

Hirsch and Eggum are each 22-1 on the year.

Austin 34, Mankato West 33

103: Zach Lowe (M) pinned Jacob Finnegan (2:32)

112: Colin Sheehan (A) 10-3 dec. over Josh Hendrickson

119: Miles Malone (M) 11-10 dec. over Eric Power

125: Jake Mattison (M) pinned Dylan Diekmann (:57)

130: Hunter Friesen (M) pinned Thao Doan (:26)

135: Zach Sauer (A) 5-4 dec. over Dan Thompson

140: Lucas Akkerman pinned Ben Enz (5:47)

145: Howie Underwood (A) 12-4 maj. dec. over Tyler Herwig

152: Alex Dittrich (M) 8-3 dec. over Nate Williamson

160: Bryce Zahradnik (A) pinned Jeff Hateli (3:08)

171: Ethan Eggum (A) pinned Matt Malone (3:48)

189: Michael Hirsch (A) pinned Ben Hartill (2:33)

215: Evan Jones (M) 6-0 dec. over Brett Kraemer

Hwt: Brandon Ross (M) pinned Thomas Herrera (3:01)