Penn State's Josh Barr celebrates after defeating Lehigh's Michael Beard at 197 as Lehigh wrestling hosts Penn State at PPL Center on Dec. 8, 2024. Alan Sylvestre | lehighvalleylive.com contributor Cael Sanderson’s Penn State wrestling team has won 64 matches in a row.

The Princeton and Rider wrestling rivalry has become a good one – not just because the two programs have consistently contended for national rankings and they are geographically less than nine miles apart – but they’ve matched up well in recent years.

The No. 1 Penn State wrestling team visits Rutgers on Friday night for another top-25 Big Ten match. The unbeaten Nittany Lions bring a 64-match win streak to Piscataway, where the No. 25 Scarlet Knights await. The road trip is Penn State's last before a pair of big home matches next week at the Bryce Jordan Center.