A sizable deficit didn’t deter the Issaquah Eagles wrestling team in their Class 4A KingCo matchup against the Bothell Cougars.

Bothell comfortably led Issaquah 36-18 with just four matches remaining on the slate, but the Cougars lead evaporated quickly. Issaquah won the final four matches of the night, clinching a come-from-behind 42-36 win on Jan. 29 at Issaquah High School. The Eagles improved their overall record to 5-2 with the win.

Eagles’ grapplers William Tickman (106), Steven Solusod (113) and Dakota Kutz (120) registered three pins in a row, tying the match at 36-36. Issaquah’s Gunner Starren won by forfeit in the 126-pound weight class in the final match of the night, capitulating the Eagles to a 6-point victory.

“I always have been very fortunate to have light wrestlers (103 to 126) who are really good. We had to pin out to win the match and there it went. It was awesome,” Issaquah head coach Kirk Hyatt said. “I told Dakota (Kutz) before the match, ‘Now you have to go out there and get angry.’ Usually he doesn’t do that, but he did it tonight,” Hyatt said.

The third-year wrestler didn’t succumb to the pressure of his matchup against Bothell’s Trevor Crab.

“It is the same as always. We like to keep it cool and stay in control as a team,” Kutz said. “It felt pretty good to go out there and get six points for my team.”

Other Issaquah wrestlers earning victories via pins were Jordan Hamilton (145), Colby Starren (160) and Chance Gunter (182).

Shaun Scott: 425-453-5045; sscott@bellevuereporter.com