Iron Mountain senior wrestler Parker Stroud (152) dominates his match against a Negaunee opponent Jan. 25 on the team’s home mat at Mountaineer Gym. While the host team had several impressive individual performances on the night, Iron Mountain was short-handed and dropped matches to both Negaunee and Escanaba. (Dennis Mansfield/Daily News photo)

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain wrestling team brought a shorthanded group to its home event Tuesday night and dropped a pair of duals to Negaunee and Escanaba.

The Miners defeated the Mountaineers 48-26 and the Eskymos upended the hosts 54-26. Iron Mountain now sits at 8-3 on the season.

“We were shorthanded last night but we were able to still see some good matches,” coach Cory McLaren said Wednesday. “Hopefully we start to get a few back from injuries and illness with the postseason sneaking up on us.”

Leading Iron Mountain with 2-0 records were Shayna Hruska at 103 pounds, Isaac Manier (two pins) at 145, Parker Stroud (one pin) at 152 and Mason Kivi (one pin) at 160.

Daniel Manier ended up 1-1 on the night with a pin at 130.

Mountaineer grappler Isaac Manier (145) fights for one of his two pins during varsity wrestling action at Iron Mountain on Tuesday. (Dennis Mansfield/Daily News photo)

Next up for the Mountaineers are the Manistique Super Duals on Saturday. Wrestling begins at 10 a.m. (EST).