Downers Grove South wrestling coach Sean Lovelace calls Sergio Villalobos a pinning machine.

Already third on the school’s all-time list in pins as just a junior, he added another fall to his resume Thursday night.

One of four Mustangs to record first-period pins, Villalobos helped the visitors to a 42-22 win over Addison Trail in a West Suburban Gold meet in Addison.

“I was just trying to get a pin for our team,” said Villalobos, who is competing at 220 pounds but will be down to 195 by the end of the season. “Our team is pretty young. We have a lot of younger guys and they are starting to learn how to compete on the varsity.”

Indeed, Downers Grove South, which improved to a perfect 3-0 in league meets, had just three seniors in its lineup. Two of those, Jacob Chisholm and Jacob McAleer, notched pins at 145 and 160, respectively. Sophomore Matt Straus added a fall at 126.

Jeff Nugent prevailed 16-0 at 152 and Dylan Knoch posted a 9-0 shutout at 120. Jacob Holous won 22-11 at 182, David Lee eked out a 9-7 decision at 195 and Kuba Diggory was a 5-3 victor at 113.

“With this group it’s about remaining patient,” Lovelace said. “There are going to be some downs. They are either young or first-year varsity guys. We knew the roughest part of our schedule would be the beginning.

“We will be just fine at the end of the year, and we have a few guys who will make noise at the sectional. Program-wise, we are really excited with where we are going.”

The host Blazers (1-2 in the West Suburban Gold) are also very young, with only a couple of starting returners from a year ago. Additionally, Addison Trail is without its top guy at the moment. Andre Frontier is working his way back from a torn ACL.

Freshman Nick Skamra was especially impressive, picking up a pin with just under a minute left in the first period. Guillermo Juarez had a pin at 106, while Mariano Chaidez tallied an 11-0 win at 132. Brian Reyes emerged victorious at 138, and David Hernandez used a takedown early in overtime to win 3-1 at 285.

“We have nine kids who are either freshmen or sophomores,” Addison Trail coach Rob Serio said. “But they wrestle, they don’t stop. They are working hard and doing everything we ask. Nick is an IKWF state champ and he is off to a great start (as a freshman). He works hard and he will be phenomenal for us.”