Barton 68, at Hutchinson 60

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (Interstat) — The Barton Community College men’s basketball team avenged an earlier loss and bolstered its postseason positioning with a methodical 68-60 road victory over Hutchinson Community College on Wednesday night at the Sports Arena. The most critical phase of the game was its opening quarter, where the visiting Cougars established a dominance they would never fully relinquish. Barton raced out to a 35-24 lead after the first 10 minutes, a margin built on stifling defense and opportunistic offense. Hutchinson struggled profoundly from the perimeter early, missing its first eight 3-point attempts, which allowed Barton to control the… Read more...