By- Steve Carpenter-Hutchinson CC Sports Information

HUTCHINSON, KS-The NJCAA top-ranked Hutchinson Community College Men’s Basketball team continues a very busy opening week with matchups against North Lake College and NEO on Friday and Saturday at the Sports Arena.

The 2017 National Champion Blue Dragons had a successful start on Wednesday with a 102-56 victory over the Friends JV to win their 11th consecutive season opener.  Friday night the Blue Dragons won over Northlake 87 to 62.

 

NEO opened its season on Wednesday with a 90-63 victory over Central Baptist College, as well as an easy win over Tabor College JV on Friday night in the early contest at the Sports Arena.

Hutchinson’s match-up with North Lake will be the fifth in series history. The Blue Dragons are 4-0 against the Blazers. The 2015 meeting at the Sports Arena was a close one, but Hutchinson pulled out a 73-68 victory.

The Blue Dragons and Golden Norse will do battle on Saturday for the 23rd time in a series that started in 1957. The Blue Dragons have won five in a row in the series and has a 14-8 series advantage over NEO. Last season, the Dragons defeated the Norse 90-57.

The Blue Dragons will close out their non-conference schedule on Tuesday with a trip to Hillsboro to take on the Tabor College JV in a 7:30 p.m. matchup.

The Tabor College Junior Varsity is the fourth team this weekend in the Arena.