Gillette won 10 of 14 matches to out wrestle Natrona County and beat the Mustangs 38-14 on Friday night in Casper.

The Camels, the No. 1 team in Class 4A, won by doing what the No. 2 Mustangs couldn't - pull out the close matches.

"That was the main difference in the whole dual right there, who won those close matches," Natrona coach Scott Russell said. "Give Gillette credit, they were just more offensive and aggressive. We couldn't get off the bottom and fundamentally we made some real basic mistakes and those cost us those close matches."

Besides four pins, all other matches were decided by six points or less.

"It was a little more lopsided than I anticipated. I thought the match might go eight one side, six the other. They are a really good team regardless of what the final score ended up," Gillette coach Tom Seamans said. "There were a lot of close matches in the middle that went our way. I was really proud of the way our kids fought even when they lost matches."

The teams were tied at five after four matches.

Both teams were penalized one team point, making the unusual score. Gillette was docked for unsportsmanlike conduct when Tyler Juby removed his singlet straps while still on the mat. The Mustangs lost a point when Cody Brown, who has braces, didn't initially wear a mouth guard.

Tied at five, Brady Burgess beat Jimmy Owens in the 152-pound weight class. Burgess, the defending 145 champion, dominated Owens, the defending 152 champion, often having him in the air and throwing the Mustang down. Burgess won 10-5, and that started a streak of seven consecutive wins for the Camels, including two pins.

The score was 26-5 after the run. Jessica Brenton put the Mustangs on the board again with a pin against Trey Gladson, but by that time it was too late for a Natrona comeback.

"It felt cool that I got the only pin," Brenton said. "…(The match) was so exciting. They were so close, we just need to work a little bit harder at state and try to beat them."