Oakland Mills 285-pounder Mike Santiago is pumped for Thursday’s Francis Scott Key Invitational, where he won a title in last year’s event.
The senior has won all of his 11 matches via the pin, and is looks to keep his streak intact.
“I want to keep it going,” Santiago told DigitalSports on Saturday, having come off of last year’s 32-7 record when he earned titles in the Howard County and Class 2A-1A South Regional events.
At the Class 2A-1A state tournament, Santiago went 2-2, with two pins, the second victory coming in 1:51 over Charles Walker of Eastern Tech.
Santiago was within one victory of placing in the top six at states when he was taken down by Wicomico’s Joe Waters, who finished third at states following a quarterfinal loss to eventual champion Eddie Digman of Liberty.