BLUE DRAGON MEN'S BASKETBALL |
No. 10 Hutchinson (17-3, 11-3) vs. Barton (11-8, 5-8) |
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When: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 |
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team has had a week to think about a five-point upset loss to Cloud County.
Now the 10th-ranked Blue Dragons return to the court Wednesday for a battle with the Barton Cougars at 7:30 p.m. at the Sports Arena.
Hutchinson was supposed to play at Pratt on Saturday, but that game was postponed until Monday, February 21 in Pratt.
The 17-3 Blue Dragons remain just one game behind first-place Dodge City in the Jayhawk Conference standings. The Conquistadors had an opportunity last week to build a two-game lead, but fell to Cowley last Wednesday.
Hutchinson shot only 35.9 percent from the floor while allowing Cloud County to shoot an opponent season-high 62 percent from the floor in an 87-82 Thunderbird victory last Wednesday at the Sports Arena. The Thunderbirds scored 54 points in the paint, getting a game-high 31 points from Corey Sawyer.
Kaimen Lennox had 18 points and Jacquez Yow had 17 for the Blue Dragons. Angelo Stuart added 15 points.
The Cougars are 11-8 overall, but just 5-8 in league play, tied with Pratt for ninth place. Barton snapped a two-game losing streak on Saturday with a 75-70 win over Cowley in Great Bend. The Cougars trailed by eight points at halftime, but outscored Cowley 43-30 in the second half. Cougar Downing had a game-high 23 points to lead the Cougars.
Hutchinson had one of its best total performances of the 2021-22 season in the first game with Barton on November 27 in Great Bend. The Dragons shot just shy of 50 percent and hit 10 pointers in a 101-75 win over Barton.
Lennox had 24 points on 11 of 17 shooting and Stuart hit three 3-pointers to finish with 22 points. Evans Kipruto had 16 points and Cougar Downing had 15 for Barton.
Since returning from the holiday break, the Blue Dragons are shooting only 40.0 percent with only one game better than 45 percent. The Dragons are still scoring 100.8 points per game, but are only 3-2 over that span of games.
Wednesday's meeting with the rival Cougars is the 120th all-time in a series that dates back to 1970.